Bombay high court
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by the wife of a doctor who died due to Covid-19, seeking Rs 50 lakh insurance for Covid warriors under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, holding that the scheme was only for private doctors whose services were requisitioned for Covid-19 duties.
The verdict by a bench of Justices Shahrukh Kathawalla and Riyaz Chagla came on a petition by Koparkhairane resident Kiran Surgade. On March 31, 2020, Dr Bhaskar Surgude got a notice from Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation to open his clinic to treat patients, and was warned of prosecution if he did not. He opened his clinic at Turbhe and treated Covid patients. He got infected and died on June 10.
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Hitting the right notes with the health budget
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The Union Budget has laid a strong foundation to increase the resilience of the health sector in the post-COVID-19 era
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The Union Budget has laid a strong foundation to increase the resilience of the health sector in the post-COVID-19 era
Health care has taken centre stage due to an unfortunate novel coronavirus pandemic that has devastated lives and livelihoods across the globe. Although India has performed relatively better in its COVID-19 management, even compared to countries with highly developed health systems, the impact of the outbreak on society and the economy is undeniable. Against this backdrop, the Union Budget 2021–22 was an eagerly awaited one and the announcements for the health sector, in particular, have been widely discussed.
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More than 50 lakh healthcare, frontline workers given Covid vaccine in 21 days, says govt
Responding to a query in the Rajya Sabha, MoS Health Ashwini Choubey also dismissed that healthcare and frontline workers were not confident of the vaccine available for them
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New Delhi: More than 50 lakh healthcare and frontline workers have been vaccinated against coronavirus in 21 days in India which is the fastest rate in the world, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
Responding to a question on vaccine hesitancy, he said at the start of COVID-19 vaccination drive, fewer than planned beneficiaries attended the vaccination sessions due to transient technical issues in CoWIN portal, vaccine hesitancy, among others, which have progressively been addressed.