The chief scientist of the World Health Organization, Sumaya Swaminathan, said today, Monday, that the organization must have enough information within 24 hours to decide whether to continue to suspend its experiments on the use of hydroxychloroquine in treating patients with the emerging coronavirus.

US President Donald Trump is among those who are promoting the use of this malaria drug to help fight Covid-19 infection caused by the virus, despite medical warnings of the risks associated with its use.

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