COVID-19: Centre lifts ban on export of anti-malarial drug Hydroxychloroquine
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday (June 10) introduced that the Centre had determined to raise the ban on export of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), which has been touted as a possible remedy for coronavirus COVID-19 by many together with US President Donald Trump
In a tweet, the minister mentioned, “Department of Pharmaceuticals has approved the lifting of ban on Export of Hydroxychloroquine API as well as formulations. Manufacturers except SEZ/EOU Units have to supply 20 per cent production in the domestic market. DGFT has been asked to issue formal notification in this regard.”
Soon after Gowda’s announcement, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade issued a notification which can amend the Export Policy of diagnostic kits, laboratory reagents and diagnostic equipment.
“The notification No. 59 dated 04.04.2020 is amended to the extent that only diagnostic kits/reagents as described in para 1(A) and all diagnostic instruments/apparatus/reagents as described in para 1(B) falling under any HS code, including HS codes specified above, are ‘restricted’ for exports whether as an individual item or as a part of any diagnostic kits/reagent,” says the notification by DGFT which falls below the purview of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Interestingly, some research declare that HCQ can not stop coronavirus, others have discovered that this anti-malarial drug doesn’t support or expedite the restoration of sufferers contaminated by COVID-19.
It is to be famous that few weeks in the past the World Health Organisation (WHO) additionally dropped HCQ from its world research into experimental remedies for the lethal viral illness however it resume the trial of HCQ few days in the past.
Several world leaders have personally raised the request with Prime Minister Narendra Modi looking for the export of HCQ to their respective international locations. From the US to Latin America to Europe, the request has come from a number of locations. India has additionally acquired requests from Gulf international locations concerning this drug.
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