No request made for COVID facilities in five star hotel for judges, says Delhi HC
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April 27, 2021 20:49 IST
The High Court also did not agree with senior advocate Rahul Mehra’s claim that the media played “mischief”, saying “the media is not wrong”.
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A view of the Delhi High Court.
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The High Court also did not agree with senior advocate Rahul Mehra’s claim that the media played “mischief”, saying “the media is not wrong”.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday took strong exception to media news reports that on its request the Delhi government has ordered that 100 rooms at Ashoka Hotel a five star facility, be set aside for Covid Health Centre (CHC) for judges and judicial officers of the court and their family members.
April 27, 2021
A functioning vaccination program would appear to be the strongest weapon for halting the unrelenting march of India’s second Covid-19 wave. And yet, it is in a state of total disarray. The government’s failure to effectively negotiate prices and procurement could not only cost lives, but devastate the economy too.
On May 1, India will open up its Covid-19 vaccine drive to all people over the age of 18. In this phase, makers of authorized vaccines will be able to directly sell 50% of their stock to state governments and private hospitals.
In this new phase, it is up to state governments to decide whether all Indians could get their vaccines for free; the federal government already offers free shots for over 45s (plus frontline and healthcare workers).
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April 27, 2021 17:56 IST
He appealed that in the middle of the epidemic, blood donation has become more important because supply of blood has become extremely difficult.
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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan during a webinar for inaugurating a series of blood donation camps at 13 locations, in New Delhi on April 27, 2021. Twitter/@drharshvardhan
He appealed that in the middle of the epidemic, blood donation has become more important because supply of blood has become extremely difficult. India is better prepared mentally and physically this year with more experience to beat the COVID-19 pandemic as compared to 2020, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Tuesday.
Tell us if you cannot manage oxygen supply, High Court tells Delhi government
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Deaths due to shortage must be compensated, says court
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Deaths due to shortage must be compensated, says court
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday cautioned the Delhi government to put its “house in order” over its failure to check black marketing of Oxygen cylinders and the chaos in supply of oxygen to the capital’s hospitals reeling under the heavy load of COVID patients.
“If you can t manage it, tell us. Then we will ask the Central government to take over. We can’t let people die,” a bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli remarked, adding, “The system has failed”.