Donald Trump’s obsession with hydroxychloroquine explained

US president claims he is taking unproven drug in effort to ward off coronavirus

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US President Donald Trump has said he is taking daily doses of hydroxychloroquine, despite public health officials repeatedly warning that the drug may be unsafe.

Speaking at the White House, Trump told reporters he recently started taking the medication, intended to treat malaria and lupus, to fend off the coronavirus.

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