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In the U.S., President Donald Trump’s push for the decades-old malaria medicine — he vowed to “make that drug available almost immediately” — disrupted public health agencies’ coronavirus response.
“I don’t care what others think,” he told local newspaper La Provence. “I’m not an outsider, I’m the one that is the furthest ahead.”
The government last week allowed chloroquine to be used under strict medical supervision in hospitals, following the go-ahead from public health watchdog the High Council for Public Health, which said it could be used for the most serious Covid-19 cases after agreement between caregivers.
Far-right leaders have also sided with Raoult, with National Rally leader Marine Le Pen saying that general practitioners should be allowed to prescribe chloroquine “right away,” and questioning the government’s assessment of the situation.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/30/in-france-controversial-doctor-stirs-coronavirus-debate-156889