Coronavirus: Trump reveals he’s taking hydroxychloroquine to protect against Covid-19

US President Donald Trump on Monday made the surprising revelation that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that his own government experts say is not suitable for fighting the novel coronavirus.Trump, noting that he has tested negative for the virus and shows no symptoms, said he’d been taking the drug as a preventative measure “for about a week and a half”.“I take a pill every day,” he said, adding that he combines this with zinc.Asked why, he said: “Because I think it’s…

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