Type of Intervention: Executive Order, Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Health
Level of Jurisdiction: Supranational
Lead People/Agency: Solidarity trials
Overview: World Health Organisation temporarily halts tests on hydroxychloroquine in its COVID-19 drug trials due to safety concerns, after the Lancet published a study that said this drug is linked to an increased risk of death and heart ailments.
Full details here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-25/who-s-hydroxychloroquine-trial-suspended-pending-safety-data
Type of Justification: Scientific Evidence (e.g. academic paper, report)
Source of Evidence or Justification: International – academic
Evidence/Justification: The Lancet