Washington, March 24 (AFP/APP): US President Donald Trump on Monday said antimalarial drugs that are under investigation to treat the new coronavirus could be a “gift from God” despite scientists warning against the dangers of overhyping unproven medicines. Trump announced last week his administration was working to dramatically expand access to hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, a related compound, following promising early studies in France and China that found the drugs helped patients suffering from the COVID-19 illness. Many scientists including Anthony Fauci, the United States’ leading infectious disease expert, have urged the public to remain cautious until larger clinical trials validate the smaller studies. But Trump demonstrated no such restraint at a White House press briefing on Monday. “The hydroxychloroquine and the Z-Pak, I think as a combination probably is looking very, very good,” he said. “There’s a real chance that it could have a tremendous impact, it would be a gift from God, if that worked it would be a big game-changer,” he added, quoting the example of a patient who was ill but recovered after taking the drug. NBC reported that a woman in Arizona, who heard Trump talk about chloroquine, ended up in the hospital and her husband … Continue reading Trump says unproven coronavirus drugs could be ‘gift from God’