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France revokes decree allowing hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 treatment | CBC News

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May 27, 2020
France revokes decree allowing hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 treatment | CBC News

The French government on Wednesday cancelled a decree allowing hospital doctors to administer hydroxychloroquine as a treatment to patients suffering from severe forms of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

A pharmacy tech pours out hydroxychloroquine pills. The medication, which is used to tackle malaria and some autoimmune diseases, had been put forward as a potential treatment for COVID-19. (George Frey/AFP/Getty Images)

The French government on Wednesday cancelled a decree allowing hospital doctors to administer hydroxychloroquine as a treatment to patients suffering from severe forms of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

The announcement comes two days after the World Health Organization said it was pausing a large trial of the malaria drug due to safety concerns.

A paper published last week in ​​​​​​The Lancet medical journal showed people taking hydroxychloroquine were at higher risk of death a

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