India lifts restrictions on HCQ exports as country is well stocked

Exports were happening on humanitarian grounds but with necessary permission

India on Thursday lifted restrictions on exports of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as there is enough stock in the market. In a notification the Directorate General of Foreign Trade lifted any prohibitions on the export of the drug. 

Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Sadananda Gowda had tweeted a few days back that "Department of Pharmaceuticals has approved the lifting of ban on Export of Hydroxychloroquine API as well as formulations." He had added that all units except those in special economic zones or export-oriented units will have to supply 20 per cent of their production to the domestic market. A formal notification