The two countries will also conduct a joint research effort that will include ‘randomized controlled clinical trials’
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during a dinner at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US. on March 7, 2020. Trump said in mid-May that he was on a regimen of hydroxychloroquine as a preventive measure for COVID-19, while Bolsonaro said he kept a box of the drug in case his 93-year-old mother needed it.
Trump himself said in mid-May that he was on a regimen of hydroxychloroquine as a preventive measure, even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had issued a warning about its use for the coronavirus.Bolsonaro, a right-wing leader who has forged personal ties with Trump, said recently he kept a box of the drug in case his 93-year-old mother needed it.
“HCQ will be used as a prophylactic to help defend Brazil’s nurses, doctors and health care professionals against the virus. It will also be used as a therapeutic to treat Brazilians who become infected,” it said.
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