Consider Lockdown To Curb 2nd Covid Wave: Supreme Court To Centre, States Consider Lockdown To Curb 2nd Covid Wave: Supreme Court To Centre, States The top court in its order noted that gaining admission into a hospital with a bed is one of the biggest challenges being faced by most individuals during this second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Delhi:
The Supreme Court on Sunday issued a slew of directions to the Central and state governments on the COVID-19 situation and directed that no patient shall be denied hospitalisation or essential drugs in any State or Union Territory for lack of local residential or identity proof.
Consider imposing lockdown to curb second COVID-19 wave: SC directs Centre, states
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Sunday issued a slew of directions to the Central and state governments on the COVID-19 situation and directed that no patient shall be denied hospitalisation or essential drugs in any State or Union Territory for lack of local residential or identity proof.
A Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud directed the Central government to formulate a national policy on admissions to hospitals, within two weeks, which shall be followed by all state governments and till then no patients will be denied admission or essential drugs in absence of local residential or identity proof. The top court in its order noted that gaining admission into a hospital with a bed is one of the biggest challenges being faced by most individuals during this second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
No one should be denied hospitalisation, medicines for lack of local residential proof: SC tells Centre, states
A Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud directed the Central government to formulate a national policy on admissions to hospitals.
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Updated: May 3, 2021, 06:54 AM IST
The Supreme Court on Sunday issued a slew of directions to the Central and state governments on the COVID-19 situation and directed that no patient shall be denied hospitalisation or essential drugs in any State or Union Territory for lack of local residential or identity proof.
A Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud directed the Central government to formulate a national policy on admissions to hospitals, within two weeks, which shall be followed by all state governments and till then no patients will be denied admission or essential drugs in absence of local residential or identity proof.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday said it may have to reduce the oxygen quota of hospitals to fulfill the need of Covid-19 patients who are in need of oxygen at home.
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April 29, 2021 16:30 IST
A Bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli made it clear that it was by no means interested in securing more oxygen for Delhi than required and that too at the cost of any State or Union Territory.
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A Bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli made it clear that it was by no means interested in securing more oxygen for Delhi than required and that too at the cost of any State or Union Territory. The Delhi High Court on Friday questioned the Centre as to why various States, including Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, were being allocated more oxygen than they demanded while the national capital was not getting even the quantity necessary for treating COVID-19 patients.