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Six Indian drug firms that are doing serious business in coronavirus times
The world's race for a coronavirus drug hinges on Indian companies working with their global peers. Business Standard tracks six companies to feel the pulse of Indian pharma
 "Six Indian drug firms that are doing serious business in coronavirus times")
Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat sees 71 cases, 1 death; active tally now 914
Ahmedabad reported 31 new cases, Vadodara 16, Tapi four, Banaskantha three, Rajkot two and Surat one, among others, an official said
 "Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat sees 71 cases, 1 death; active tally now 914")
Data story: India logs 5,476 new cases; death toll rises to 515,036
India has so far administered 1,788,379,249 vaccine doses. That is 4162.6 per cent of its total caseload, and 127.5 per cent of its population
 "Data story: India logs 5,476 new cases; death toll rises to 515,036")
Price shocks due to Russia-Ukraine war will have impact worldwide: IMF
Energy and commodity prices including wheat and other grains have surged due to the Ukraine war, adding to inflationary pressures from supply chain disruptions and the rebound from the Covid, IMF said
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Mumbai sees no Covid death for 9th day in a row; tally rises by 65
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation data showed that 17,952 samples were examined in the last 24 hours, which took the overall number of coronavirus tests to 1,62,75,524
 "Mumbai sees no Covid death for 9th day in a row; tally rises by 65")
Covid-19: Kerala sees 1,836 new cases, four deaths in last 24 hours
Ernakulam district reported the most number of patients (350) followed by Thiruvananthapuram (287) and Kollam (163)
 "Covid-19: Kerala sees 1,836 new cases, four deaths in last 24 hours")
Sputnik Light: SEC recommends permission for phase 3 trial as booster dose
The DCGI had on February 4 granted emergency use permission to Sputnik Light vaccine in India, subject to certain regulatory provisions
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Experts question study predicting fourth Covid wave in India in June
According to the recent modelling study by researchers at IIT-Kanpur, the fourth wave of the Covid in India may start around June 22 and peak from mid- to late-August
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Booster dose: India's pharma sector to grow at 6-8% YoY in FY23
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said it has maintained a neutral outlook for the Indian pharmaceutical sector for FY23.
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Belgium to lift more Covid-19 measures amid declining infections
Travellers will no longer need to complete a Passenger Locator Form when they arrive in Belgium, unless they are coming from a third country outside the European Union (EU).
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Data story: India logs 5,921 new cases; smallest daily spike since December
India has so far administered 1,785,566,940 vaccine doses. That is 4156.59 per cent of its total caseload, and 127.3 per cent of its population
 "Data story: India logs 5,921 new cases; smallest daily spike since December")
Apple workers to return to offices beginning April 11 after several delays
Tech giant Apple's employees will start to return to offices on April 11, media reports say.
 "Apple workers to return to offices beginning April 11 after several delays")
Global Covid caseload rises to 443.4 million, fatalities at 5.98 million
The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India
 "Global Covid caseload rises to 443.4 million, fatalities at 5.98 million")
New York City to drop key pandemic control measures amid declining cases
The decision is based on a sharp drop of new Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations as well as 96 per cent of vaccination rate among adults in the city
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Chhattisgarh sees 107 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally now 888
The recovery count stood at 11,36,425 after six people were discharged from hospitals and 218 completed home isolation during the day, leaving the state with 888 active cases, an official said
 "Chhattisgarh sees 107 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally now 888")
Delhi records 302 Covid-19 cases, four deaths; positivity rate 0.63%
Amid the decline in daily cases of Covid-19 in Delhi, the number of patients under home isolation has significantly fallen in the last few weeks
 "Delhi records 302 Covid-19 cases, four deaths; positivity rate 0.63%")
Covid-19 pandemic: Seven new cases push Assam's tally to 7,24,157
The death toll remained unchanged at 6,639 as no fresh fatality was recorded
Karnataka CM Bommai asks Centre to extend GST compensation period
After presenting the Rs 2,65,720-crore budget of the State for 2022-23, he told reporters that it was revenue surplus but due to Covid-19 it has become revenue-deficit
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Health inflation above 6% the past year after muted first wave price rise
The metric, in fact, rose to as much as 8.44% last May, when second Covid wave was on; analysts cite huge demand-supply gap, rising staff costs for state of affairs
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Services PMI picks up marginally in Feb after falling for 3 straight months
Data released by the data analytics firm IHS Markit released on Friday showed purchasing managers' index (PMI) for services for February rose to 51.8 from 51.5 in the preceding month.
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