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A worker inspects chloroquine tablets. Photo: Feature China/Barcroft Media via Getty Images"A man has died and his wife is under critical care after the couple, both in their 60s, ingested chloroquine phosphate, an additive commonly used at aquariums to clean fish tanks," one of the anti-malaria drugs that President Trump has mentioned in recent days, according to , the hospital system that treated both patients.Why it matters: People who attempt to self-medicate risk serious side effects or death, and it's why any messaging about chloroquine and the related hydroxychloroquine should emphasize that these drugs have not been approved to prevent or treat the new coronavirus.Worth noting: The malaria drug comes in tablet form, but the type the couple used was a toxic substance —&nbsp;not medication.Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the fact that the form of chloroquine the couple ingested was used in aquariums —&nbsp;and it was not a medication.Go deeper: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that his country had reached an agreement with the International Olympic Committee to postpone the Tokyo Summer Olympics for about one year amid the coronavirus pandemic, per the AP.Why it matters: The Olympics entail a massive amount of travel, congregating and physical contact — all things that are being discouraged in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Multiple had already called for the committee to postpone the Games, which were scheduled to begin July 24. While President Trump has and the Senate and House of Representatives have bickered over how best to deploy a fiscal response, the Federal Reserve has unleashed an onslaught of monetary policy power.What happened: Having fired the full arsenal it deployed during the 2007–2009 global financial crisis in a matter of weeks, the Fed has committed to trillions in buying. And, it now promises unlimited purchases of U.S. government debt and mortgage-backed securities as well as municipal and corporate bond buys.President Trump egged on by a growing number of advisers and business leaders, believes the economy will crater absent a strong signal, and wants to stagger the reopening of work nationwide, people who’ve spoken to him tell Axios.Behind the scenes: Trump has been hearing from lots of people in the business community and conservative media telling him the economy can't survive this shutdown much longer. The sources say that "horrific," "truly scary" economic consequences were described to Trump.

A worker inspects chloroquine tablets. Photo: Feature China/Barcroft Media via Getty Images"A man has died and his wife is under critical care after the couple, both in their 60s, ingested chloroquine phosphate, an additive commonly used at aquariums to clean fish tanks," one of the anti-malaria drugs that President Trump has mentioned in recent days, according to , the hospital system that treated both patients.Why it matters: People who attempt to self-medicate risk serious side effects or death, and it's why any messaging about chloroquine and the related hydroxychloroquine should...

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