The World Health Organization temporarily halts studying hydroxychloroquine as a potential Covid-19 treatment because of safety concerns
A bottle and pills of Hydroxychloroquine sit on a counter at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah. George Frey/AFP/Getty Images
The decision was made after an observational study was published in the medical journal The Lancet on Friday, which described how seriously ill Covid-19 patients who were treated with hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine were more likely to die.
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