Use of anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine on Covid-19 patients stopped - Health DG

Hariz MohdPublished: Jun 22, 2020 10:13 AM | Updated: Jun 22, 2020 11:40 AM

CORONAVIRUS | The Health Ministry has stopped using anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 patients, says Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He said the decision was taken after data collected by the ministry showed no significant effects of the drug in helping Covid-19 patients fight the novel coronavirus...

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