Trump tweeted on Saturday, urging for the immediate use of the drugs.
Read Also: Italy’s Daily Coronavirus Deaths Climb To Nearly 800
He wrote; “HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE & AZITHROMYCIN (an antibiotic), taken together, have a real chance to be one of the biggest game-changers in the history of medicine. Be put in use IMMEDIATELY.”
“What do we have to lose?” he said at a news conference at the White House later.
However, critics warned that using a drug for a new purpose is never without risk.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK