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The FDA issued a formal warning to consumers that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine -- the antimalarial drugs touted by President Trump as a cure-all for COVID-19 -- should not be used outside of a hospital setting to treat the novel coronavirus.

President Donald Trump trumped himself last night as he gave what appeared to be the worst, and perhaps most ignorant, medical advice during a White House coronavirus press briefing.

A new study conducted by the V.A. found that patients using hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug highly promoted by President Trump as a cure-all for COVID-19, had higher rates of death compared with those not using the drug.

Should they be included, the new class of medical residents from other countries, scheduled to start their assignments at hospitals across the U.S. on July 1, would not be able to enter the U.S in time to start their residency assignments. These physicians play a vital part of providing care in our health care system and are especially needed now to treat thousands of patients battling COVID-19.

The Trump administration’s handling of the virus crisis is shaping up to be a defining issue in the run-up to November. Meanwhile, Biden made the health care law a signature component of his presidential platform and has been a vocal critic of the administration’s pandemic response.

“This absolutely does not mean the pandemic is nearing an end,” according to an infectious disease expert. “Once you get past the peak, it’s not over until it’s over. It’s just the starting time for the rest of the response.”

A new study found that chloroquine should not be used in higher dosages to treat COVID-19 due to potential harm to patients, specifically fatal heart arrhythmia.

Many experts agree that wearing a mask probably won’t keep people from getting the coronavirus, but it might help prevent those with the disease — especially those without symptoms ― from spreading it.

State officials are scrambling to obtain Abbott’s highly touted COVID-19 test after it said they could detect the novel coronavirus in as little as five minutes, or give a negative test result in about 13 minutes.

A high-ranking federal official in late February warned that the United States needed to plan for not having enough personal protective equipment for medical workers as they began to battle the novel coronavirus