WHO suspends trial of hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 treatment over safety concerns

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the trials have been 'suspended while the safety is reviewed.' coronavirus

TRIALS SUSPENDED. Packets of a Nivaquine, tablets containing chloroquine, and Plaqueril, tablets containing hydroxychloroquine. File photo by Gerard Julien/AFPGENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization said Monday, May 25, that it had"temporarily" suspended clinical trials of

as a potential treatment for COVID-19 being carried out across a range of countries as a precautionary measure.

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