Donald Trump approves chloroquine to treat COVID–19

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 08: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks from the White House on January 08, 2020 in Washington, DC. During his remarks, Trump addressed the Iranian missile attacks that took place last night in Iraq and said, ???As long as I am president of the United States, Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.??? (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The President of the United State of America, Donald Trump, on Thursday, announced the approval of the anti-malarial drug chloroquine for use as a treatment against the new coronavirus.

According to Trump, “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,” Punch reports.

“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.”

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