> [On patient died but] For all other patients in this cohort of 80 people, the combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin resulted in a clinical improv

> [On patient died but] For all other patients in this cohort of 80 people, the combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin resulted in a clinical improvement that appeared significant when compared to the natural evolution in patients with a definite outcome. Note patients were excluded based on an extensive list of contra-indications, and there was care taken to avoid one of the known side-effects, heart arrhythmia; EEGs were taken before and during treatment and reviewed by cardiologists. Also note that this treatment is not preventive, but rather would be used to treat people with serious illness, to shorten the illness. Given that, and the lengthy list of contra-indications and potential for serious side-effects, it could be useful in reducing deaths among infected people, but not in reducing infections, nor -- given you need to be pretty sick to justify the risks -- in reducing hospitalizations.