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Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said the existing lockdown-like restrictions will be extended in the state by 15 days beyond April 30.
The strict curbs on movement of people and a host of other activities are in force since April 14. Essential services have been exempted from the curbs.
The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked if it was time for the Maharashtra government to think of imposing a lockdown like last year for at least 15 days to successfully contain the spread of COVID-19.A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni asked Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni if the state believed its current restrictions on the movement of citizens were working.
Enough stock of Remdesivir, oxygen in state: Maharashtra government to High Court
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Last Updated: Apr 29, 2021, 10:51 PM IST
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Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni, the state s lawyer, said nodal officers have been appointed to prevent hoarding of Remdesivir, which is used to treat hospitalised patients.
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Kumbhakoni reiterated that the state has adequate Remdesivir stocks, but the drug is being given only on medical prescription.
The Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court on Thursday that there was enough stock of Remdesivir and medical oxygen in the hospitals in the state. In an affidavit in response to two PILs alleging improper management of the COVID-19 crisis in the state, the government said the Centre has allocated 4,35,000 vials of Remdesivir for the period till April 30.
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Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said the existing lockdown-like restrictions will be extended in the state by 15 days beyond April 30.
The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked if it was time for the Maharashtra government to think of imposing a lockdown like last year for at least 15 days to successfully contain the spread of COVID-19.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni asked Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni if the state believed its current restrictions on the movement of citizens were working.
Do you think the restrictions are working, and that only people with urgent business are on the roads? it asked.
Bombay High Court asks Centre, Maharashtra to file replies on COVID-19 management
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Last Updated: Apr 22, 2021, 06:16 PM IST
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A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni said no person in the state should be denied a COVID-19 test on account of the lack of a valid doctor s prescription for the same.
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The court said it will pass a detailed order covering all relevant issues by Thursday evening.
The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Centre and the Maharashtra government to file their respective replies by May 4 on the management of available resources, including hospital beds, Remdesivir drug, vaccines and oxygen, to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. The HC conducted a day-long hearing on several issues related to the management of such resources and during the proceedings, the Maharashtra government told the court about steps taken by it to tackle the rising cases of COVID-19 and provide treatment to patients.
No relief for Sonu Sood as Bombay HC rejects plea against BMC notice on illegal construction
No relief for Sonu Sood as Bombay HC rejects plea against BMC notice on illegal construction
Bombay High Court has refused to grant any relief to actor Sonu Sood, who had knocked on the doors of Justice Prithviraj Chavan against a BMC notice over alleged illegal construction carried at his residential building in Juhu area of Mumbai.
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Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal and an interim application filed by Bollywood actor Sonu Sood. (via PTI)
Bombay High Court has refused to grant any relief to actor Sonu Sood, who had knocked on the doors of Justice Prithviraj Chavan against a BMC notice over alleged illegal construction carried at his residential building in Juhu area of Mumbai.