x

India says has enough stocks of anti-malarial drug HCQ for exports

India said on Tuesday that its stocks of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were enough to meet the export commitments.

Private companies had been contracted in a bid to help countries badly affected by novel coronavirus pandemic.

“With regard to paracetamol and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), they will be kept in a licensed category and their demand position would be continuously monitored,’’ said Ministry of External Affairs spokesman, Anurag Srivastava.

“However, the stock position could allow our companies to meet the export commitments that they had contracted.’’

“We will also be supplying these essential drugs to some nations, who have been particularly badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We would, therefore, discourage any speculation in this regard or any attempts to politicise the matter,’’ the spokesman added.

He also said that, in view of the humanitarian aspects of the pandemic, India had decided to licence paracetamol and HCQ in appropriate quantities to all its neighbouring countries, who depend on Indian capabilities.

The development came after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened India of “retaliation” if it did not supply HCQ to the United States, which is badly affected by the pandemic with over 10,910 deaths and 367,461 positive cases reported so far.

India’s supply of HCQ to the U.S. had emerged as one of the major issues ever since Trump made the request to Modi over the phone on Saturday when India imposed a complete ban on its export “without any exception”.

Hydroxychloroquine is one of the drugs recommended to treat severe COVID-19 patients and frontline healthcare workers.

Hot this week

Editors Urge Government To Create Safe, Enabling Environment For Journalists

· Ask security agents to find missing Vanguard journalist As...

EXCLUSIVE: Buhari orders probe of Isa Funtua, AMCON over keystone and Etisalat

Following the controversy generated by the leading opposition party,...

6 Signs your boyfriend thinks you are ugly -Take note of No. 2

They say there are three kinds of people; the...

2023: South-East, Middle Belt Forum Endorses Peter Obi

The South-East and Middle Belt Forum has endorsed the...

Group To Tinubu: Sack NNPCL GCEO for Sabotaging National Assets

A civil society organization, the Coalition of Nigerian Patriots...

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart Dies at 90 Following Cardiac Arrest

Renowned Pentecostal preacher and televangelist Jimmy Swaggart has passed...

[BREAKING] 2027 Coalition: Atiku, Secondus, PDP Heavyweights Hold Strategic Meeting in Abuja

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Senate President David Mark,...

Julius Berger Reaffirms Resilience and Long-Term Value at 2025 Investors Forum

Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, the nation’s leading engineering construction...

FG to Unveil National Intellectual Property Policy in July to Boost Creative Exports

The Federal Government will launch Nigeria’s National Intellectual Property...

How Safe Are Public Swimming Pools?

From tropical parasites to stubborn bacteria, swimmers often share...

Verydarkman offers mouthwatering reward amid justice for Mohbad

Outspoken social media critic, VeryDarkMan, has announced a substantial...

Troops Eliminate Terror Kingpin Yellow Danbokolo in Zamfara

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed that troops of...
spot_img

Related Articles

Popular Categories

spot_imgspot_img