Mask not mandatory if person is alone in a vehicle: MoHFW to Delhi HC ANI | Updated: Jan 09, 2021 16:51 IST
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India has informed Delhi High Court that it has not issued any guidelines directing people to wear a mask while travelling alone in a vehicle.
The response of the Union of India has come through an affidavit in an ongoing petition filed by Advocate Saurabh Sharma challenging the Rs 500 challan issued to him for not wearing a mask while he was driving alone in his private car.
NEW DELHI: The thorough compliance of rules about the contents of a first aid kit in two wheelers continues to be contested by the auto industry, which have led to public health and safety concerns.
Ever since the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) amended the CMV Rules and included a bleed-controlling ointment, Feracrylum in the first-aid kits of all motor-vehicles and the Rajasthan high court upholding the same in a recent order, the auto manufacturers industry body SIAM has been pulling all stops to prevent the inclusion of the life-saving haemostateic gel in the first aid kit.
As per the existing gazette notification effective from April 1, 2020, a typical first aid kit in a two wheeler contains a sterilised gauze swab, medicated wash proof plaster, rolled gauze (Non Sterile),elastic adhesive fabric tape (sterilised), elastic fabric, Cetrimide cream, Feracrcylum Gel 1% and PVC Pouch.
Priority will be given to the healthcare and frontline workers, estimated to be around 3 crore in number, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has said on January 9.
COVID-19 vaccination drive must be sponsored by Centre, says Maha minster ANI | Updated: Jan 08, 2021 06:28 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 8 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday said that they are ready to execute an inoculation drive whenever it is instructed by the Central government. He also stated that the COVID-19vaccination drive must be sponsored by the Centre. We had a meeting with Union Health Min. We insisted that the COVID vaccination drive must be sponsored by GoI. We also pointed out all lacunae in maintaining cold storage of vaccines. We re ready to execute inoculation drive whenever it is instructed, said Tope.
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