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India Lifts Export Ban on Drug Sought by Trump

Anjana Pasricha

   NEW DELHI - India has lifted a ban to allow limited exports of an
   anti-malaria drug sought by U.S. President Donald Trump.
   Hydroxychloroquine has attracted attention as a possible treatment for
   coronavirus, although there is no conclusive evidence that it fights
   the infection.
   Trump told reporters Monday at a White House press briefing in
   Washington that he had asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a
   phone call over the weekend to ensure the supply of hydroxychloroquine
   (HCQ).
   "I said, 'we'd appreciate your allowing our supply to come out.' If he
   doesn't allow it to come out, that would be ok, but of course, there
   may be retaliation. Why wouldn't there be?"

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