The Maharashtra Government has expanded the use of hydroxychloroquine tablets as a preventive measure against COVID-19. It has directed district administrations and municipal bodies to provide the anti-malarial tablets to government employees conducting door-to-door surveys in affected areas. The tablets will also be given voluntarily to those working at medical facilities in COVID-19 affected areas.
The directive has been issued by Principal Secretary of Maharashtra Public Health Department, Dr Pradeep Vyas.
Earlier, the government had directed the authorities involved in the fight against COVID-19 to hand out hydroxychloroquine tablets to the non-diagnosed family members of COVID-19 patients and medical staff working at hospitals treating them.
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