KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 -- Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah took to Facebook tonight to share the latest updates on the status of drugs needed for Covid-19 treatments in Malaysia.

In his post, the Health director-general revealed that a check of the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) database had found that the drugs 'Chloroquine', 'Hydroxychloroquine' and 'Lopinavir/Ritonavir' are registered with Malaysia's Drug Control Authority (DCA).

"Supplies of the aforementioned drugs are readily available in Malaysia as they are used to treat other illnesses and can now be used for Covid-19 care," he wrote.

As for the novel antiviral drug Remdesivir, Dr Noor Hisham said that Malaysia has been chosen by the World Health Organisation (W...