AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely claims drug approval for virus

President Donald Trump misstated the facts Thursday when he asserted that the Food and Drug Administration had just approved a decades-old malaria drug to treat patients infected by the coronavirus.After his FDA chief clarified that the drug still needs testing, Trump also overstated the drug's potential upside in helping contain the outbreak.THE FACTS: The drug, known chemically as chloroquine, has been available for decades to treat the mosquito-borne illness malaria.