Ensure no one dies of oxygen shortage tonight, Bombay HC tells Goa
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A view of the Bombay High Court in Mumbai. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Panaji, May 12 : The Bombay High Court s Panaji bench on Wednesday said that oxygen paucity in the state s apex health facility was grim and directed top government officials that no death should occur at least on Wednesday night due to lack of oxygen.
The court, which is hearing a bunch of petitions which have alleged mismanagement in the state government efforts to tackle the pandemic, also said that its primary responsibility was to save lives at the moment.
The Bombay High Court bench in Goa on Wednesday told top government officials that no death should occur in the state s apex health facility, the Goa Medical College, due to lack of oxygen, Nikhil Pai, advocate for one of the petitioners, the .
The Uttarakhand government will be distributing Ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug, among the residents of the state as a preventive medicine against the spread of COVID-19, a senior official said.
Resign over 26 deaths in Covid ward, BJP MLA tells Goa Health Minister
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Panaji, May 12 : Amid the ongoing tussle in Goa between Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Health Minister Vishwajit Rane over the death of 26 patients due to shortage of oxygen at a top government hospital, a ruling BJP MLA has demanded the latter s resignation and urged Sawant to take over the key portfolio.
Atanasio Monserrate also said that Rane had behaved irresponsibly as Health Minister and his request to the Bombay High Court on Wednesday to probe the death of the hospital patients between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning was tantamount to shirking of responsibility.
Ivermectin tablets to be distributed among Uttarakhand residents to prevent Covid, says state govt
Ivermectin tablets to be distributed among Uttarakhand residents to prevent Covid, says state govt
The Uttarakhand government has announced that Ivermectin tablets will be distributed among the citizens of the state to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
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UPDATED: May 12, 2021 20:42 IST
The Uttarakhand government has announced that Ivermectin tablets will be distributed among the citizens of the state to prevent the spread of Covid-19. (Photo: Reuters)
The Uttarakhand government will be distributing Ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug, among the residents of the state as a preventive medicine against the spread of Covid-19, a senior official said.