Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the ministry will still cautiously administer the anti-malaria drug called hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 patients at its hospitals.<br /><br />The World Health Organisation has revealed that it had paused trials into using hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19, as the drug may cause side effects such as irregular heartbeats, headaches, blurred vision and muscle tenderness.<br /><br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
