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# COVID-19: Trump Talks "Retaliation" If India Rejects Export Of Key Drug

## Amid rising pressure, the government is likely to take a decision on the matter today and clear the move after calculating sufficient stocks for the country, sources have told NDTV.

Coronavirus: US President Donald Trump said he spoke to PM Modi on Sunday.

### Highlights

- Hydroxychloroquine is a key drug used in the treatment of COVID-19
- The centre announced a hold on export of hydroxychloroquine on March 25
- India is one of the world's largest manufacturers of the medicine

Washington/ New Delhi:

US President Donald Trump has said "there may be retaliation" if India does not agree to export hydroxychloroquine, a key anti-malaria drug believed by many to be effective in the treatment of coronavirus. His remarks come nearly two weeks after the government banned export of the drug as experts test its efficacy in helping treat COVID-19 patients.

"I would be surprised if he (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) would, you know, because India does very well with the United States," Mr Trump said at a White House press briefing on Monday, when a reporter asked whether he was worried about "retaliation to the US ban on export of medical goods" from India.

"I don't like that decision, I didn't hear that that was his decision. I know that he stopped it for other countries. I spoke to him yesterday, we had a very good talk and we'll see whether or not that's his... For many years, they've been taken advantage of the United States on trade. So I would be surprised if that were his decision. He'd have to tell me that. I spoke to him Sunday morning, called him, and I said, we'd appreciate you allowing our supply to come out. If he doesn't allow it to come out. That would be OK. But of course, there may be retaliation. Why wouldn't there be," the US President said.

Trump has described hydroxychloroquine as a "game-changer" though it is yet to be established as an effective cure for COVID-19.

Last month, the Indian Council of Medical Research or ICMR had recommended the use of hydroxychloroquine for treating healthcare workers serving coronavirus patients.

In a notification on March 25, the government announced a hold on the medicine's export, adding that it would be allowed only on "case-to case basis" on humanitarian grounds. India has reported over 4,000 coronavirus patients so far and more than 100 deaths.

This morning, however, the government said that key drugs linked to COVID-19 cure will be supplied to "nations that have been badly affected" by the pandemic.

"In view of the humanitarian aspects of the pandemic, it has been decided that India would licence paracetamol and Hydroxychloroquine in appropriate quantities to all our neighbouring countries who are dependent on our capabilities. We will also be supplying these essential drugs to some nations who have been particularly badly affected by the pandemic. We would therefore discourage any speculation in this regard or any attempts to politicise the matter," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said.

Currently, the US has the most number of coronavirus cases in the world. The coronavirus death count has crossed 10,000-mark in US; over 366,000 have contracted infection so far.

Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization or EUA to permit the emergency use of hydroxychloroquine sulfate supplied from the national stockpile to treat adult and adolescent COVID-19 patients who weigh 50 kg or more and are hospitalised, according to an official statement.

### World

28,25,140Cases
18,29,648Active
7,97,826Recovered
1,97,666Deaths
Coronavirus has spread to 185 countries. The total confirmed cases worldwide are 28,25,140 and 1,97,666 have died; 18,29,648 are active cases and 7,97,826 have recovered as on April 25, 2020 at 5:36 pm.

### India

24,942 1490Cases
18,953 1038Active
5,210 396Recovered
779 56Deaths
In India, there are 24,942 confirmed cases including 779 deaths. The number of active cases is 18,953 and 5,210 have recovered as on April 25, 2020 at 5:00 pm.

### State & District Details

State | Cases | Active | Recovered | Deaths
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---

Maharashtra
DistrictCases
Mumbai3029
Pune660
Thane465
Nashik96
Nagpur76
Mumbai Sub Ur67
Yavatmal32
Aurangabad30
Sangli27
Ahmednagar27
Sholapur21
Buldhana21
Palaghar17
Akola17
Raigad17
Satara14
Kolhapur8
Latur8
Ratnagiri7
Amravati6
Jalgaon3
Osmanabad3
Sindhudurg (kudal)2
Chandrapur2
Dhule2
Beed1
Washim1
Parbhani1
Jalna1
Nandurbar1
Gondia1
Hingoli1
Details Awaited*2153

6817 387

5559 252

957 117

301 18

Gujarat DistrictCases Ahmedabad1298 Surat338 Vadodara188 Rajkot40 Bhavnagar32 Anand28 Bharuch23 Gandhi Nagar17 Patan15 Narmada12 Panchmahal11 Banaskantha10 Arvalli8 Chhota Udepur7 Kutch6 Mehsana6 Botad5 Porbandar3 Mahisagar3 Kheda3 Gir Somnath3 Dahod3 Sabarkantha2 Valsad2 Morbi1 Jamnagar1 Tapi1 Details Awaited*749 | 2815 191 | 2423 169 | 265 7 | 127 15
Delhi DistrictCases Tj From Quaritine1080 Others Non Tracable213 Central Delhi184 South East130 West Delhi122 South Delhi70 North Delhi60 Shahadara48 South West Delhi42 East Delhi38 New Delhi37 North West Delhi32 North East Delhi25 Details Awaited*433 | 2514 138 | 1604 86 | 857 49 | 53 3
Rajasthan DistrictCases Jaipur537 Jodhpur228 Bharatpur102 Kota99 Tonk95 Banswara60 Iran Evacuees60 Nagaur58 Jhunjhunu37 Bikaner35 Jaisalmer32 Bhilwara28 Ajmer23 Jhalawar20 Churu14 Dausa13 Alwar7 Dungarpur5 Sawai Madhopur5 Udaipur4 Hanumangarh3 Karauli3 Pali2 Pratapgarh2 Sikar2 Dholpur1 Barmer1 Details Awaited*558 | 2034 70 | 1777 70 | 230 | 27
Madhya Pradesh DistrictCases Indore915 Bhopal277 Khargon41 Dhaar41 Khandwa (east Nimar)32 Ujjain29 Raisen29 Hoshangabad25 Jabalpur25 Barwani24 Dewas18 Vidisha13 Ratlam13 Morena13 Mandsaur9 Agar8 Shajapur6 Sheopur-kalan4 Alirajpur3 Gwalior3 Sagar2 Shivpuri2 Chindwara2 Betul2 Rajgarh1 Dindori1 Tikamgarh1 Details Awaited*413 | 1952 100 | 1650 84 | 210 7 | 92 9

Uttar Pradesh
DistrictCases
Agra241
Lucknow167
Gautam Budha Nagar98
Meerut75
Saharanpur72
Kanpur59
Firozabad58
Moradabad58
Ghaziabad41
Shamli26
Bijnor26
Basti19
Bulandshahar18
Sitapur17
Hapur17
Amroha17
Baghpat15
Rampur15
Varanasi14
Budaun13
Azamgarh7
Auraiya7
Sambhal7
Mathura6
Maharajganj6
Ghazipur6
Kannauj6
Pratapgarh6
Bareilly6
Muzaffar Nagar5
Jaunpur5
Lakhimpur Kheri4
Mainpuri4
Hathras4
Kanshi Ram Nagar (kasganj)3
Mirzapur3
Etah3
Etawah3
Kaushambi2
Banda2
Pilibhit2
Hardoi2
Rae-bareilly2
Unnao1
Sultanpur1
Bara-banki1
Sant Kabir Nagar1
Shahjahanpur1
Sant Ravi Das Nagar (bhadoi)1
Mau1
Gonda1
Allahabad1
Details Awaited*602

1778 174

1504 130

248 42

26 2

Tamil Nadu
DistrictCases
Chennai303
Coimbatore133
Tiruppur109
Dindigul76
Erode70
Tirunelveli62
Chengalpattu53
Tiruchirapalli50
Namakkal50
Thiruvallur48
Thanjavur46
Madurai46
Nagapattinam44
Theni43
Karur42
Ranipet39
Villupuram36
Thoothukudi27
Thiruvarur27
Cuddalore26
Tenkasi26
Salem24
Vellore22
Virudhunagar19
Tirupattur17
Nagerkoil (kanyakumari)16
Sivagangai12
Tiruvannamalai12
Ramanathapuram11
Udagamandalam9
Kancheepuram9
Perambalur5
Ariyalur4
Kalllakurichi3
Pudukottai1
Details Awaited*235

1755 72

867

866 114

22 2

Andhra Pradesh DistrictCases Kurnool158 Guntur128 Krishna76 Nellore67 Prakasam44 Kadapa37 West Godavari35 Anantapur29 Chittoor28 East Godavari24 Visakhapatnam20 Details Awaited*415 | 1061 106 | 859 78 | 171 26 | 31 2

Telangana
DistrictCases
Hyderabad472
Suryapet75
Nizamabad56
Vikarabad36
Hyderabad Rural (ranga Reddy)35
Gadwal (jogulamba)32
Medchal30
Warangal25
Adilabad19
Karimnagar19
Nirmal18
Yadadri15
Nalgonda15
Mahaboobnagar12
Kamareddy11
Sangareddy8
Khammam7
Medak6
Asifabad (komarambhim)5
Kothagudem (badadri)4
Jagityal3
Siricilla (rajanna)3
Bhupalpally (jayashanker)3
Nagarkurnool2
Peddapally2
Mulugu2
Janagoan2
Siddipet1
Mahabubabad1
Details Awaited*65

984

705

253

26

West Bengal DistrictCases Kolkata184 Howrah79 North 24 Parganas46 Purba Mednipur21 Hooghly12 South 24 Parganas9 Kalimpomg7 Paschim Burdwan7 Nadia6 Jalpaiguri5 Darjeeling4 Paschim Mednipur4 Diamond Harbour-hd3 Murshidabad2 Basirhat-hd1 Purba Burdwan1 Nandigram-hd1 Details Awaited*179 | 571 57 | 450 54 | 103 | 18 3
Karnataka DistrictCases Mysuru84 Bbmp66 Belagavi42 Vijayapura32 Kalburgi27 Bengaluru (u)23 Bagalkote21 Chikkaballapur16 Bidar15 Dakshin Kannada14 Ballari13 Mandya12 Bengaluru (r)12 Uttara Kannada11 Dharwad7 Gadag4 Udupi3 Tumakuru2 Davanagere2 Kodagu1 Chitradurga1 Details Awaited*81 | 489 26 | 318 23 | 153 3 | 18
Jammu And Kashmir DistrictCases Bandipora81 Srinagar79 Baramulla43 Kupwara31 Jammu27 Shopian22 Udhampur20 Ganderbal14 Badgam13 Kulgam6 Rajouri4 Samba4 Anantnag3 Pulwama3 Details Awaited*104 | 454 27 | 340 10 | 109 17 | 5
Kerala DistrictCases Kasaragode170 Cannanore(kannur)92 Ernakulam24 Kozhicode (calicut)20 Malappuram20 Pathanamthitta17 Thiruvananthapuram14 Thrissur13 Idukki10 Kollam9 Palakkad8 Alappuzha5 Kottayam3 Wyanad3 Details Awaited*43 | 451 3 | 116 | 331 7 | 4 1
Punjab DistrictCases Sasnagar61 Jalandhar48 Patiala26 Pathankot24 Nawanshahr (sbs Nagar)19 Ludhiana16 Amritsar11 Mansa11 Hoshiarpur7 Moga4 Rupnagar3 Sangrur3 Faridkot3 Kapurthala2 Barnala2 Fatehgarh Sahib (sarhind)2 Muktsar1 Gurdaspur1 Firozepur1 Details Awaited*53 | 298 21 | 214 18 | 67 2 | 17 1
Haryana DistrictCases Nuh57 Faridabad42 Gurgaon38 Palwal34 Panchkula18 Ambala12 Sonepat7 Karnal6 Panipat5 Sirsa4 Yamunanagar3 Bhiwani3 Kurukshetra2 Kaithal2 Jind2 Hissar2 Rohtak1 Fatehabad1 Charkhi Dadri1 Details Awaited*32 | 272 | 113 | 156 | 3
Bihar DistrictCases Siwan29 Nalanda28 Munger20 Begusarai9 Patna7 Gaya5 Buxar4 Gopalganj3 Nawada3 Bhagalpur1 Bhojpur1 Lakhisarai1 Saran1 Vaishali1 Details Awaited*115 | 228 52 | 180 52 | 46 | 2
Odisha DistrictCases Khurda (bhuvaneshwar)46 Bhadrak8 Balasore3 Jajpur2 Kalahandi2 Kendrapara2 Sundargarh2 Cuttack1 Dhenkanal1 Puri1 Details Awaited*26 | 94 4 | 60 4 | 33 | 1
Jharkhand DistrictCases Ranchi25 Bokaro10 Hazaribagh3 Dhanbad2 Simdega2 Deoghar1 Giridh1 Koderma1 Details Awaited*14 | 59 4 | 47 3 | 9 1 | 3
Uttarakhand DistrictCases Dehradun24 Nainital9 Haridwar7 Udhamsingh Nagar4 Almora1 Pauri Garhwal1 Details Awaited*2 | 48 1 | 23 | 25 1 | 0
Himachal Pradesh DistrictCases Una16 Solan9 Chamba6 Kangra5 Hamirpur2 Sirmaur1 Details Awaited*1 | 40 | 21 | 18 | 1
Chhattisgarh DistrictCases Korba28 Raipur5 Bilaspur1 Durg1 Rajnandgaon1 | 36 | 6 | 30 2 | 0
Assam DistrictCases Golaghat9 Marigaon6 Dhubri4 Goalpara4 Nalbari4 Kamrup Metro2 Cachar1 Hailakandi1 Kamrup1 Karimganj1 Lakhimpur1 S Mancachar1 Details Awaited*1 | 36 | 16 | 19 | 1
Chandigarh DistrictCases Chandigarh26 Details Awaited*2 | 28 1 | 13 | 15 1 | 0
Andaman And Nicobar Islands DistrictCases South Andaman16 Details Awaited*11 | 27 5 | 16 5 | 11 | 0
Ladakh DistrictCases Leh (ladakh)14 Details Awaited*6 | 20 2 | 6 2 | 14 | 0
Meghalaya DistrictCases East Khasi Hills11 Details Awaited*1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1
Puducherry DistrictCases Puducherry6 Details Awaited*1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0
Goa DistrictCases North Goa6 South Goa1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0
Manipur DistrictCases Imphal West1 Thoubal1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0
Tripura DistrictCases Gomati1 North Tripura1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0
Mizoram DistrictCases Aizwal West1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
Arunachal Pradesh DistrictCases Lohit1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0

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