United States President,?Donald Trump, has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to release the US order of Hydroxychloroquine tablets, so that coronavirus patients can be treated.??
During a press briefing at the White House, Trump said he spoke to Modi on the phone and urged him to allow the export of hydroxychloroquine.?
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Just a day after "choosing not to" wear a face mask amid the coronavirus outbreak, Trump admitted that he may need tablets of hydroxychloroquine.?
"I may take it too, will have to talk to my doctors. India makes a lot of it. They need a lot too for their billion-plus people. The hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug will be released through the Strategic National Stockpile for treatment," he said.?
"I said I would appreciate if they would release the amounts that we ordered of hydroxychloroquine," he added.?
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Before Trump's announcement, PM Modi took to his official Twitter handle saying, "Had an extensive telephone conversation with President @realDonaldTrump. We had a good discussion, and agreed to deploy the full strength of the India-US partnership to fight COVID-19."?
Coronavirus has claimed over 60,000 lives and more than 12,00,000 people are affected worldwide. In USA, the number of cases have crossed 300,000 and the death toll is mounting at an alarming rate.?
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The virus started in China and made it's way to other parts of Asia followed by Europe and then North America. New York has been the worst affected and is pretty much on lockdown, though no such order has been officially issued by Trump. ??