US President Donald Trump has defended his use of a prescription malaria drug to try to ward off the coronavirus despite medical warnings, saying it was up to individuals to make their own decisions.
Without offering any evidence, Mr Trump told reporters during a visit to the US Capitol that he thinks hydroxychloroquine "gives you an additional level of safety" against the virus.
He added that "people are going to have to make up their own mind" about the use of the drug. The US Food and Drug Administration has warned about potential serious side effects with the use of the drug in Covid-19 patients.
US Vice President Mike Pence - whose press secretary, Katie Miller, has contracted the coronavirus - told Fox News Channel he was not taking