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The three-day average of fresh cases reported by India on September 3 was 77,387, which was 92.3% of the peak of 83,883 cases, which was itself reported on September 3. In no other country among the top 20 was this even 80%. Of the 210 countries and territories for which the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) compiles daily Covid data, this ratio was the highest for India.

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India overtook Brazil on Saturday as the country with the second highest recorded cases of Covid-19 after the US. The pandemic continued its unprecedented surge in India, with fresh cases close to 90,000 on Saturday, the fourth straight day of record daily rise in infections.

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Ct value indicates the number of cycles needed in the RT-PCR test to amplify viral RNA, so it can reach a detectable level. A lower Ct value, 20 or below, is a sign of high viral load. Apart from ascertaining the severity of symptoms, doctors are also using Ct value to suggest home isolation or hospital admission to patients.

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Daily Covid-19 cases in India zoomed to another record high on Sunday with more than 94,000 fresh infections, capping the deadliest week yet of the pandemic in the country.Over 5.

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New Delhi, Sep 7 () Drug firm Alembic Pharmaceuticals on Monday said its subsidiary has received tentative approval from the US health regulator for Treprostinil injection indicated for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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High hopes hang on the small vials of liquid on show at a Beijing trade fair this week -- vaccine candidates produced by Chinese companies Sinovac Biotech and Sinopharm.

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Talks On For Vaccine Supply, Co-Production: Russia

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As Covid-19 infections surged to an unprecedented high in India over the weekend, the country moved to the centre stage of the global pandemic, accounting for over 40% of all cases recorded worldwide on Sunday.

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In what could be an early trend, five Covid patients admitted in the Sharda Covid hospital (an L3 designated facility) are detected with suspected dengue infection. Another 10-year-old child in the hospital has been confirmed to have malaria. The child is in comorbid condition with renal failure and was referred from Yashoda Hospital on Sunday.

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The finding comes as the search intensifies for new antiviral, re-purposed and cheap drugs to treat patients with severe Covid-19.

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