JUST IN (COVID): WHO stops hydroxychloroquine trials , states reasons
Afnews Editor
May 25, 2020
The World Health Organisation said Monday that it had "temporarilyÔÇØ suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 being carried out across a range of countries as a precautionary measure.
The decision came after the publication last week of a study in the Lancet indicating that the using the drug on COVID-19 patients could increase their likelihood of dying, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press conference, adding that the WHO-backed trials had been "suspended while the safety is reviewed.ÔÇØ
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