Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has ordered to use China's hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 treatment. The order was published on the Russian government’s website for documents relating to official acts.
The National Medical Cardiological Research Center was ordered to provide free hydroxychloroquine to facilities treating coronavirus patients.
Hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug, has been used to treat COVID-19 internationally. Its effects against the disease have not been confirmed, and it has serious side effects.
The Chinese company Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. has delivered 68,000 packages of the drug to Russia as freely provided aid, Interfax reported.
