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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-05/india-bans-all-exports-of-trump-s-game-changer-virus-drug<snip>
India banned all exports of hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug that President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted as a game changer in the fight against Covid-19.
Exports of the drug and its formulations are prohibited without any exceptions and with immediate effect, Indias Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in an April 4 order on its website. The trade regulator had last month restricted overseas shipments of the drug, allowing only limited exceptions such as on humanitarian grounds and for meeting prior commitments.
At a press conference on Saturday, Trump said he spoke to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and appealed for the release of shipments U.S. has already ordered. India is giving his request serious consideration, he said.
Trump also said that the federal government was stockpiling millions of doses of the drug to make it available for coronavirus patients.
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Sunday said there had been some accounts, some stories about hydroxychloroquine helping and the drug has been available for years.
Theres no conclusive scientific evidence that hydroxychloroquine can treat the infection from the novel pathogen, and it hasnt been approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. to treat Covid-19.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)malaise
(269,050 posts)That simple
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended the anti-malarial drug for those involved in the care of suspected or confirmed cases of the coronavirus and also, for the asymptomatic household contacts of laboratory confirmed cases.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.economictimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/pharmaceuticals/trump-seeks-modis-help-to-release-hydroxychloroquine-ordered-by-us-to-treat-covid-19-patients/amp_articleshow/74991171.cms
I still want to know why the Con was in India for a rally on Feb 24
My husband takes it.
malaise
(269,050 posts)I detest that creep
hardluck
(639 posts)In other countries. I dont care how good of allies they are. See, e.g., Germanys treatment of Italy and our treatment of Germany re PPE.
malaise
(269,050 posts)Security or cheap labor.
I wonder how long it will take for someone to take a cruise?
Lots of assumptions about our modern world will have to be reconsidered.
My wife and I were talking about how anyone could possibly consider taking a cruise after this. No way Id ever take one.
malaise
(269,050 posts)What happens when I want to get off? And that was before Covid-19, You could not and cannot pay me to go on a cruise.