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A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported.
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Hydroxychloroquine made no difference in the need for a breathing machine, either.

https://apnews.com/a5077c7227b8eb8b0dc23423c0bbe2b2

Getting out

... PM Lee said that to exit the circuit breaker, three things must be done.

First, Singapore must open up incrementally, making sure that the country is safe each step of the way. This is what New Zealand and Germany are beginning to do very cautiously, he said.

Singapore must also scale up testing substantially, to quickly detect any new cases that pop up.

"This we are progressively doing, not only by procuring test kits and equipment from other countries, but also by developing and manufacturing our own test kits."
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The country must also make full use of IT so that contact tracing can take place much more efficiently.

"For these to work, we will need everyone's cooperation to install and use these apps, like what the South Koreans have done.

https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/prime-minister-lee-hsien-loong-to-address-nation-on-covid-19-situation-at-5pm