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Lupin shuts drug plant in Gujarat after 17 staff test positive for COVID-19
AHMEDABAD : Indian drugmaker Lupin Ltd has shut one of its manufacturing plants in Gujarat after at least 17 employees at the site tested positive for COVID-19, two government officials said on Tuesday.Lupin, one of India’s top five drugmakers, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The company has some 11 manufacturing plants at the Ankleshwar site in Gujarat state, which is spread out over 40 acres and has 984 employees, according to the company website.Employees from one of those plants, which produces tuberculosis drugs, have tested positive in recent days, said MD Modia, a senior district official.