Breaking: US approves chloroquine to treat Coronavirus

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President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the US has approved the anti-malaria drug chloroquine for use as a treatment against the new coronavirus.

“We’re going to be able to make that drug available almost immediately, and that’s where the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has been so great,” Trump told reporters.

“They’ve gone through the approval process — it’s been approved. They took it down from many, many months to immediate. So we’re going to be able to make that drug available by prescription.”

This news coming less than 24 hours scientists confirmed the anti-malaria drug had proven to be effective in the treatment of the virus, and also a sign of relief to millions of people around the world.

Details Later.