<span style="color: #222222;">Government today banned export of anti-malarial drug hydroxycloroquine and formulations made from it in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. <br />''<br />''It is aimed at ensuring sufficient availability of the medicine in the domestic market. However, export of the medicine will be allowed on humanitarian grounds on case-to-case basis as per the recommendation of Ministry of External Affairs.<br />''<br />''Earlier, Indian Council of Medical Research had  recommended the use of hydroxychloroquine for treating healthcare workers handling suspected or confirmed coronavirus cases and also the asymptomatic household contacts of the lab-confirmed cases.</span><br />