India sends consignment of hydroxychloroquine to Brazil, U.S. , and 55 other countries

India is the largest producer of hydroxychloroquine in the world, which has been found to be effective against covid-19, and accounts for 70 per cent of the world production.

India recently send consignments to both Brazil and U.S upon requests from their presidents.

The Brazilian president, in a letter to the Indian prime minister, invoked the primate warrior-scout Hanuman of the ancient epic Ramayana, who went to the Himalayas to get the rare medical herb Sanjeevani, to revive his wounded human comrade Lakshmana.

“Just as Lord Hanuman brought the holy medicine from the Himalayas to save the life of Lord Rama’s brother Lakshmana, and Jesus healed those who were sick and restored the sight to Bartimeu, India and Brazil will overcome this global crisis by joining forces and sharing blessings for the sake of all peoples,” Bolsonaro said in the letter on Tuesday.

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India is also sending hydroxychloroquine to 55 other virus hit nations.

 

After India got threatened by Trump because they had a ban on exporting this stuff first.

 

India has one of the finest cultures in the world, but it is often overlooked by others who focus on the negative aspects.

 

Initially the Indian government was in panic mode after the virus hit India, and there was an impulsive export ban on all important drugs, ventilators, masks and protective gears.

However the virus has not had much casualties and impact in India as it had in other countries, especially the U.S.

And considering Trump's request ( and the fact that he was a state guest recently ) and also India's abundant stock of the drug, India decided to lift off the export ban on the drug and have now exported it to the U.S. and many other countries which have been badly hit.

This is seen as a humanitarian issue, and it would reflect negatively on India if it did not export the drug to badly hit countries, especially when it has relatively lower casualty rates and abundant stock of the drug.