In a significant decision, the Government has allowed the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a preventive medication for asymptomatic healthcare workers deployed in non-Covid-19 hospitals, frontline staff on surveillance duty in containment zones, and paramilitary/police personnel involved in coronavirus infection related activities.
The revised advisory issued by the ICMR, however, cautioned that the intake of the medicine should not instill a sense of false security.