NITI Aayog Member (Health) VK Paul has said that the government is examining Pfizer s request for indemnity and will take a decision in the larger interest of people and on merit.
The government on Thursday dismissed a recent New York Times (NYT) report on COVID-19 death toll in India as baseless", saying it is not backed by any evidence. The report titled "Just how big could India's true Covid toll be" estimated 600,000 deaths due to the infection in the country in a conservative scenario, 1.6 million estimated deaths in a more likely scenario and 4.2
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The Centre on Thursday dismissed New York Times recent report on COVID-19 death toll in India, calling it "completely baseless" and not backed by any evidence.
The report estimated 600,000 deaths due to the infection in the country in a conservative scenario, 1.6 million estimated deaths in a more likely scenario and 4.2 million estimated deaths in a worse scenario.