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Debate heats up over using an anti-malaria drug for COVID-19

by Associated Press
| April 6, 2020 8:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and members of his administration are growing emphatic in promoting an anti-malaria drug not yet officially approved for fighting COVID-19, even though scientists say more testing is needed before it’s proven safe and effective against the virus.

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