COVID-19: Donald Trump says major chunk of hydroxychloroquine doses came from India

US President Donald Trump revealed that a sizeable chunk of 29 million doses of hydroxychloroquine bought by United States has come from India. Speaking to Fox News, Trump ackwledged that India had blocked export of vital drug to take stock of its domestic requirement.

After India agreed to lift ban on export of hydroxychloroquine to US, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said that three companies from his state would export se tablets. India has reportedly also received such requests from neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka and Nepal and currently reviewing requests.

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On April 4, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Trump where leaders exchanged ir views on COVID-19 pandemic. two leaders agreed to deploy full strength of India-US partnership to effectively combat COVID-19 and exchanged tes on respective steps taken in each country.

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'Game-changer'

However, Trump indicating a possible retaliation on India’s export ban during a press briefing triggered controversy but US President later said PM Modi was “really good” when he asked if India would release drug. Hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug, has emerged as an important drug and US President considers it a vital rapeutic solution. Trump had called it combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, an anti-biotic, as “game-changer”.

United States has become one of major hotspots of COVID-19 outbreak and according to latest report, over 400,000 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in US with around 12,857 deaths.

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