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News Story Source: https://www.dailymail.co, By LAUREN EDMONDS
The World Health Organization on Saturday announced that it was ending a trial of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine – widely touted by President Trump as a miracle drug – despite a new study finding it made coronavirus patients 50 per cent less likely to die.
WHO said in a press release that it has 'accepted the recommendation' from The International Steering Committee to discontinue the trial for hydroxychloroquine, as well as HIV/AIDS medications lopinavir and ritonavir, because it failed to reduce COVID-19 mortality.
The drugs were being compared with standard care for hospitalized patients.
'These interim trial results show that hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir produce little or no reduction in the mortality of hospitalised COVID-19 patients when compared to standard of care,' a press release read.
'Solidarity trial investigators will interrupt the trials with immediate effect,' the WHO said in a statement,
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