mo4ch:>‘What do you have to lose?’ Trump touts anti-malaria drug as Covid-19 cure, urges India to lift export ban | Mo4ch News

Praising the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a potential cure for Covid-19 and claiming he would take a pill himself, if infected, US President Donald Trump has urged India's PM Narendra Modi to lift a ban on its exports.The federal government already accumulated some 29 million doses of hydroxychloroquine in its national stockpiles, and is seeking to acquire more, even though the drug's effectiveness against Covid-19 is still being tested and remains questionable. “After a call today with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is giving serious consideration to releasing the hold it put on a US order for hydroxychloroquine,” US President Trump announced at the White House coronavirus task force briefing.Also on rt.comIn search of a coronavirus killer: Can existing drugs really turn the tide in the Covid-19 pandemic?Drawing fresh criticism for irresponsibly promoting an untested and potentially even dangerous treatment, passionately optimistic Trump insisted that C…