A major trial in the UK of hydroxychloroquine has found it has "no benefit" for patients hospitalised with Covid-19, researchers said on Friday, announcing they had halted tests of the drug, reports AFP. They added they would stop recruiting patients to the hydroxychloroquine part of the trial "with immediate effect". US 'largely through' pandemic - TrumpUS President Donald Trump asserted on Friday that his country has made it through the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, AFP reports. And that strength let us get through this horrible pandemic, largely through, I think we're doing really well," Trump said at a news briefing called after the release of surprisingly good US job numbers. "We've made every decision correctly," Trump said of his handling of the pandemic, which has claimed more than 108 000 lives in the US.

Source: News 24 June 05, 2020 16:07 UTC