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France halts hydroxychloroquine use for COVID-19 cases: govt
PARIS, May 27, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – French doctors are no longer allowed to use
hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 cases, according to new government rules
Wednesday, after two French advisory bodies said the drug could pose serious
health risks.
Use of the drug, normally a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and lupus,
has proven controversial after some prominent doctors and even US President
Donald Trump began backing it during the coronavirus outbreak, despite a lack
of sufficient trials on its effectiveness.
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