Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine despite FDA warning

ReutersPublished: May 19, 2020 1:39 AM | Updated: May 19, 2020 2:18 AM

CORONAVIRUS | US President Donald Trump, in a surprise announcement, said on Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine as preventive medicine against the coronavirus despite medical warnings about the use of the malaria drug.

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