FR Is France’s president fueling the hype over an unproven coronavirus treatment?
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File photo dated March 2, 2020 of Prof. Didier Raoult during a press visit of the Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, in Marseille, France. Renowned research professor Raoult has reported successful results from a new treatment for Covid-19, with early tests suggesting it can stop the virus from being contagious in just six days. Professor Didier Raoult from infection hospital l'Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire (IHU) Mediterranee Infection in Marseille, published a video explaining the trials on Monday March 16. While the data have not yet been published, and should therefore be interpreted with caution, this non-randomised, unblinded study showed a strong reduction in viral load with hydroxychloroquine. Photo by Moura/ANDBZ/Abaca/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images)