FDA does not “approve” drugs that are already approved. Hydroxychloroquine has been approved since 1955.
Your statement to me is a nonsequitir. I know that. Everyone knows that. That is not the issue in the posted article. The issue is: FDA approval *specifically for the treatment of COVID19* and Fauci claiming the evidence is anecdotal. The evidence is not anecdotal. Yes, it is approved for malaria. Which is covered in the article.
If the USA knew it was available (from the virus task force press conferences) they would a) ask for it and b) get some level of reassurance that there is a drug that does actually do something positive. Instead, we have bureacrats claiming that a clinical study is the same thing as anecdotal, which it is not.