re: Am I reading this correctly? HCQ + Zinc is Helpful in Treating COVID in the Early Stages

There was a french doctor who treated over 700 patients with a combination of HCQ, Arithromyocin, and Zinc simultaneously with ZERO deaths. The WHO dismissed his findings because it did not conform to the standards of a valid clinical trial as it did not include a control (Placebo) arm. While technically correct, you'd have to be a fool not to think it may help in the absence of any other known treatment. Yet here we are.