Florida Governor Orders a Million Doses of Hydroxychloroquine

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference in Miami Gardens, Florida, on March 30, 2020. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis placed an order for a million doses of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that doctors across the United States are using to treat COVID-19 patients.

“One of the No. 1 questions we’ve been getting in the state of Florida is what treatments are available,” DeSantis said at a press conference on Tuesday. “One of the things that physicians have been using is this hydroxychloroquine, usually combined with with Z-Pack.”