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DG: Anti-malaria drug may have reduced Covid-19 patients’ need for ICU

UPDATED 10.40PM | CORONAVIRUS | Malaysia’s use of an antimalarial drug appears to have prevented Covid-19 from worsening and thus contributed to fewer patients in the ICU.

Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today that hospitals have been administering hydroxychloroquine on an off-label basis since the outbreak began...


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