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Coronavirus: Trump says he is taking unproven drug hydroxychloroquine

• By Adichie Ekene 19 May 2020

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MediaCoronavirus: Trump says he is taking unproven drug hydroxychloroquine19 May 2020ShareRelated TopicsCoronavirus pandemicMedia captionTrump: "If it's not good, I'll tell you right, I'm not going to get hurt by it"US President Donald Trump has said he is taking hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus, despite public health officials warning it may be unsafe.
Speaking at the White House, he told reporters he started taking the malaria and lupus medication recently.
"I'm taking it for about a week and a half now and I'm still here, I'm still here," was his surprise announcement.
There is no evidence hydroxychloroquine can fight coronavirus, and regulators warn the drug may cause heart problems.
Dr Marcos Espinal, director of the Pan American Health Organization - part of the World Health Organization (WHO) - has also since stressed that no clinical trials have recommended the use of hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus.captionTrump: "If it's not good, I'll tell you right, I'm not going to get hurt by it"

US President Donald Trump has said he is taking hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus, despite public health officials warning it may be unsafe.

Speaking at the White House, he told reporters he started taking the malaria and lupus medication recently.

"I'm taking it for about a week and a half now and I'm still here, I'm still here," was his surprise announcement.

There is no evidence hydroxychloroquine can fight coronavirus, and regulators warn the drug may cause heart problems.

Dr Marcos Espinal, director of the Pan American Health Organization - part of the World Health Organization (WHO) - has also since stressed that no clinical trials have recommended the use of hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus.