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India bans exports of hydroxychloroquine, formulations made from hydroxychloroquine


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Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the government on Wednesday banned export of anti-malarial drug hydroxycloroquine, with immediate effect to ensure sufficient availability of the medicine in the domestic market.

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Balram Bhargava had on Monday recommended the use of hydroxychloroquine for treating healthcare workers handling suspected or confirmed coronavirus cases and also the asymptomatic household contacts of the lab-confirmed cases.

The treatment protocol recommended by the ICMR-constituted National Task Force for COVID-19 has been approved by the Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) for restricted use in emergency situations.

In a notification issued on Wednesday, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), an arm of the commerce ministry which deals with export and import-related matters, said, "The export of hydroxycloroquine and formulations made from hydroxycloroquine is prohibited with immediate effect".

It, however, said the government will allow export of the medicine on humanitarian grounds on case-to-case basis on the Ministry of External Affairs' recommendation.

Export will also be permitted from the special economic zones/export-oriented units and in cases where the outbound shipment is made to fulfil export obligation under any advance authorisation

license issued on or before the date of this notification, which is March 25, 2020.

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2 minutes ago, Catabolite said:

BCG vaccine stock cheyandira

post the supporting doc and link to ICMR and Health Ministry tweet. and tag Harshvardhan..

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1 minute ago, perugu_vada said:

adhi enduku ipudu ? does it work to cure covid ?

There are some old reports that if you get BCG vaccine, you will have better innate immunity to fight viruses. That seems to be working for teenage kids fighting with coronavirus. India lo kids andariki istaaru kani ikkada ivvaru anukunta. 

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17 minutes ago, Catabolite said:

There are some old reports that if you get BCG vaccine, you will have better innate immunity to fight viruses. That seems to be working for teenage kids fighting with coronavirus. India lo kids andariki istaaru kani ikkada ivvaru anukunta. 

Ikkada apesaru few yrs nunchi. anduke last yr India vellinappudu veyincham ma papa ki. ikkada Doctor ki chepthe no need tht blah blah annadu. Manam India ki travel chestham kabatti better to take it

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