Govt suspends export of Remdesivir till coronavirus situation improves

Asks all domestic manufactures of Remdesivir to display details of stock lists on their websites

The union government on Sunday suspended the export of Remdesivir injections and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) till the coronavirus situation improves in the country.

India has been witnessing an unprecedented spike in coronavirus cases and reported over 150,000 new infections on Sunday. As of April 11, there are 1.1 million active cases and they are steadily increasing.

"The current situation has led to a sudden spike in demand for Remdesivir injection used in treatment of Covid patients. There is a potential of further increase in this demand in the coming days," the government said in a release.

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