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India: Export curbs removed on Covid drug Remdesivir

More than a million injections of the anti-viral medicine had been sent overseas

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Published: Fri 25 Feb 2022, 9:35 AM

India has removed export curbs on Remdesivir injections and its active pharmaceutical ingredients as Covid-19 cases have declined significantly in the country. The curbs were imposed last April.

Following the surge in Covid-19 cases last year, the government prohibited the exports of the drugs. India had exported more than a million injections of the anti-viral drug for Covid-19 treatment to over a hundred countries.

"The export policy of Injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir API, Amphotericin-B injections, Enoxaparin (formulation and API) and Intra-Venous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) (Formulation and API) has been made 'Free' with immediate effect," said a notification by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

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The Health Ministry said on Thursday that there were 14,148 new coronavirus infections, taking the total to 42.88 million, while active cases fell to 148,000. Daily Covid-19 cases have stayed below 100,000 for 18 consecutive days.

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Published: Fri 25 Feb 2022, 9:35 AM

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