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‘If PM Modi Doesn’t Allow…’: Trump Warns India of ‘Retaliation’ if US Order of Hydroxychloroquine Not Released

In a telephonic conversation with PM Modi on Sunday, Trump said that he had requested him to release India's hold on a US order for hydroxychloroquine.

Updated: April 7, 2020 11:16 AM IST

By India.com News Desk | Edited by Karan Manral

'If PM Modi Doesn't Allow...': Trump Warns India of 'Retaliation' if US Order of Hydroxychloroquine Not Released
PM Modi(right) and US President Donald Trump (File Photo)

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump, who on Sunday said that he had spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and requested him to release India’s hold on a US order for hydroxychloroquine, on Monday warned of a possible ‘retaliation’ if the order was not released.

Notably, hyrodxychloroquine, which is an anti-malaria drug, has been suggested by many, including Trump himself, as a possible treatment for coronavirus. Doctors, however, have warned that it should be not be taken unless prescribed by a doctor.

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Addressing his daily coronavirus taskforce briefing at the White House, Trump said, “I spoke to PM Modi Sunday morning and I said we appreciate it that you are allowing our supply of hydroxychloroquine to come out, if he doesn’t allow it to come out, that would be okay”

“But of course, there may be retaliation, why wouldn’t there be?,” he added.

Earlier, on Sunday, the US President had said that India is giving serious consideration to releasing the hold it put on a US order for hydroxychloroquine, also saying that he too might take a tablet if given a go ahead by his doctors.

The US currently has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world. Its current tally stands at 3,67,004, including 10,871 cases. India, on the other hand, has 4,281 COVID-19 positive cases, including 111 fatalities.

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