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WHO suspends testing of hydroxychloroquine as a possible Covid-19 treatment

WHO suspends testing of hydroxychloroquine as a possible Covid-19 treatment

By Semi Turaga
26/05/2020
Hydroxychloroquine drug could cause heart problems in patients and increase the risk of death. [Image:BBC]

The WHO suspends testing of hydroxychloroquine as a possible Covid-19 treatment.

A study suggested the drug could cause heart problems in patients and increase the risk of death.

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly promoted the drug and even said he was taking it.

Foreign visitors to Spain will no longer have to undergo a two-week quarantine from 1 July.

Spain also revised its death toll down by 2,000 after checking regional data.

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