This on top of Bayer, Teva, Mylan MV and others. It appears this drug is going into MASS production. Note that this is from one of Novartis' USA plants. Also note the Minnesota trial, which Novartis is "supporting".
Some excerpt from the article:
Novartis has 50 million doses in stock, and hopes to produce another 80 million by the end of May for donation.
....there is currently a 1,500-person trial, led by the University of Minnesota, to see whether hydroxychloroquine can prevent or reduce the severity of COVID-19.
(Novartis) plans to donate 130 million doses of the drug and is in talks with U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulators over expanding its use for coronavirus.
Link describing the trial. Note, this trial is to evaluate efficacy as a prophylaxis.
Good news.