NDTV, New Delhi :
India has cleared the first list of 13 countries for hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) which includes US, Spain, Germany, Bahrain, Brazil, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Maldives and Bangladesh, the sources said.
They said that the US had asked for 48 lakh tablets of HCQ and India has sanctioned 35.82 lakh tablets, sources said.
Hydroxychloroquine is an anti-malarial drug deemed to be useful in dealing with COVID-19.
The sources said that India has also sent nine MT of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) to the US in line with its request.
They said Brazil and Canada are expected to get 50 lakh tablets of hydroxychloroquine in the second consignment. In the first consignment, Brazil will receive 0.53 MT of API.
