Covid-19: India clears first list of HCQ requests; US to get 3.5 mn tablets

The government on Friday said that there was enough stock of HCQ in the country and it was taking all steps to ensure that there was no shortage of the drug in the domestic market.

India has shipped the first list of hydroxychloroquine drug to 13 countries — the US, Spain, Germany, Bahrain, Brazil, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Maldives and Bangladesh — according to sources. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), best known for treating malaria and lupus erythematosus, is in great demand globally these days as it is believed to be a possible treatment for Covid-19, though it has yet to be proved through scientific evidence.  

Which country gets how much

According to sources, the US had asked for 4.8 million HCQ tablets, of which