"On 14 April, India has given permission for Malaysia to import 89,100 tablets," Malaysia's Deputy Foreign Minister Kamarudin Jaffar told Reuters on Wednesday. "We will try to get more hydroxychloroquine tablets from India, which is also subject to stock availability." Malaysia has been using hydroxychloroquine for mild to severe COVID-19 cases along with other drugs, according to its treatment protocol seen by Reuters. Malaysia had asked for more than one million hydroxychloroquine tablets from India, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters, requesting anonymity as they were not authorised to speak with the media. "Broadly, nations will need each other to fight this pandemic," said an Indian source with direct knowledge of the discussions with Malaysia.

Source: bd News24 April 15, 2020 08:15 UTC