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Healthcare startup Innovaccer's valuation crosses $1 bn, joins unicorn club

The new funding round brings the total capital raised by Innovaccer to over $225 million.

Hospitals turn to pre-Covid biz as patients prefer home quarantine

The number of Covid beds dropped to 1,600 during the third quarter, and further dropped to 800 in January

Recovery in occupancy, footfalls drive growth for Apollo Hospitals

The ramp up in new hospitals should add to revenues and margins going ahead for the hospitals segment

Covid-19 drugs among top-selling brands for pharma players in India

Data shows that cumulative sales of remdesivir was Rs 510 crore in January 2021, while for favipiravir it was Rs 471 crore

Higher budget allocation for healthcare a welcome move: Industry

The pharma and healthcare industry has welcomed the government's decision to increase allocation for the sector

Budget 2021 to spend Rs 2.23 trn on healthcare, raising outlay by 137%

New central scheme called Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana gets Rs 64,180 crore in Sitharaman's budget

Govt proposes Rs 2.24 trn outlay for healthcare in 2021-22: FM Sitharaman

The government on Monday proposed Rs 223,846 crore Budget outlay for health and well being for 2021-22, compared to Rs 94,452 crore in the current fiscal, an increase of 137 per cent

14 more UK returnees test positive for new strain of coronavirus in India

Twenty people who returned to India from the United Kingdom have tested positive for the new UK variant genome of SARS-CoV-2 so far, the Union Health Ministry said

Covaxin can deal with new Covid strains too: Bharat Biotech chairman

Bharat Biotech's Chairman Krishna Ella said on Tuesday that its vaccine candidate, Covaxin, will be effective in dealing with new strains of coronavirus.

With 182 new Covid-19 cases, Jharkhand's infection tally rises to 110,639

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally mounted to 110,639 as 182 more people tested positive for the virus, a health department official said

November domestic pharma sales grow just 1% after strong show last month

Oct growth rate was 9.6%; Most big corporates saw volumes drop in November

Karnataka registers 1,446 new Covid-19 cases, logs 894 recoveries

Karnataka registered 1,446 new Covid cases while 894 recovered in a day, taking its Covid tally to 889,113, including 24,689 active cases

Jharkhand reports 206 fresh coronavirus cases, 2 additional fatalities

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally mounted to 109,538 as 206 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said

Jharkhand registers 181 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 additional fatalities

Jharkhand reported 181 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 109,332, according to the data released by the health department

Jharkhand registers 167 fresh coronavirus cases, one more fatality

Jharkhand's coronavirus caseload rose to 109,151 as 167 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said

India has one of lowest Covid deaths per million globally: Health ministry

India continues to have one of the lowest deaths per million population globally, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Serum Institute seeks Rs 100 cr in damages from trial subject

Experts feel trust is broken as trial was not halted; Chennai resident had sought Rs 5 cr in compensation

Apollo Hospitals scouting for acquisitions in north and east India

The hospital chain recently got its board's approval to raise up to Rs 1,500 crore and a portion of it will be used for acquisitions

Chhattisgarh Covid-19 cases go past 200,000-mark with 1,375 additions

Chhattisgarh reported 1,375 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the total count of infections to 200,937, a health official said

Karnataka registers 2,740 new coronavirus cases, 22 fresh fatalities

Karnataka has reported 2,740 new cases of Covid-19 and 22 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 8,46,887 and the death toll to 11,391, the Health Department said