The pharma industry is one of the few defensive industries and investor interest in it is also rising, as concerns about COVID-19 gain momentum, said Aamar Deo Singh, Senior Vice President, Research, Angel One.
Covid Variant JN.1 Live Updates: Over a year after Omicron, India is witnessing another virus wave triggered by JN.1, a sub-variant of the coronavirus. JN.1 has been classified as a "variant of interest" by the WHO because of "its rapidly increasing spread". The number of active Covid-19 cases in India has crossed the 3,000- mark and one death was reported in Kerala.
India has recorded 594 fresh COVID-19 infections while the number of active cases increased to 2,669 from 2,311. The death toll climbed to 5,33,327 with six more people three from Kerala, two from Karnataka and one from Punjab succumbing to the viral disease.