- India has approved some exports of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug being touted as a possible corona virus treatment, after apparent pressure from Donald Trump, who has been urging Americans to take it.
- The tablets are used to prevent and treat malaria, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis but over the past week the US president has been aggressively promoting the drug as a treatment for corona virus, despite there being no conclusive medical evidence to prove its efficacy.