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Business News/ Science / Health/  WHO says hydroxychloroquine coronavirus trials to resume
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WHO says hydroxychloroquine coronavirus trials to resume

'On the basis of the available mortality data... the executive group will communicate with the principal investigators in the trial about resuming the hydroxychloroquine arm,' WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual news briefing.

The drug hydroxychloroquine, pushed by U.S. President Donald Trump and others in recent months as a possible treatment to people infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is displayed. (REUTERS)Premium
The drug hydroxychloroquine, pushed by U.S. President Donald Trump and others in recent months as a possible treatment to people infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is displayed. (REUTERS)

The World Health Organization on Wednesday said that clinical trials of the drug hydroxychloroquine will resume, having been suspended pending a safety review in the search for coronavirus treatments.

"On the basis of the available mortality data... the executive group will communicate with the principal investigators in the trial about resuming the hydroxychloroquine arm," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual news briefing.


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Published: 03 Jun 2020, 09:57 PM IST
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