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Taking anti-malarial drug to ward off virus: US Prez

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Washington: US President Donald Trump has disclosed that he is taking antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine daily to ward off the deadly coronavirus, though health experts have warned it may be unsafe.

Speaking at a meeting of restaurant executives on Monday, Trump said he began taking the drug after consulting the White House doctor, though stopped short of saying his physician had actually recommended it. “A couple of weeks ago, I started taking it,” the president said.

There is no evidence hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) can fight off coronavirus, though clinical trials are under way.

Trump, 73, said he consulted his doctors but was not explicitly recommended by the White House physicians.

Trump said he has been taking a pill of the antimalarial drug daily. (PTI)

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