High-profile endorsements fuel virus misinformation

Adrian Rollins
Updated April 30 2020 - 8:07am, first published 1:00am
President Donald Trump touted an antimalarial drug as a possible treatment for COVID-19. Picture: Shutterstock
President Donald Trump touted an antimalarial drug as a possible treatment for COVID-19. Picture: Shutterstock

Health authorities are being urged to react far more rapidly to medical misinformation following evidence of a massive spike in internet searches for an unproven COVID-19 treatments.

Adrian Rollins

Adrian Rollins

Journalist

Adrian Rollins is economics correspondent for the Canberra Times

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