A crucial hearing on the COVID issue is listed before a three-judge Bench of Justices Chandrachud, L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat for hearing on May 13. The Bench had constituted the National Task Force to scientifically study and recommend a foolproof mechanism for allocation of oxygen to States.
“The reason that India is in such dire straits now is that they had an original surge and made the incorrect assumption that they were finished with it, and what happened, they opened up prematurely and wind up having a surge right now that we’re all very well aware of is extremely devastating,” Dr. Fauci told the Senate Health, Education, Labour and Pensions Committee during a hearing on the COVID-19 response.
UK government to launch independent public inquiry over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic
The inquiry will begin in spring 2022. By Press Association Wednesday 12 May 2021, 10:44 PM 1 hour ago 3,637 Views 10 Comments
Image: Max Willcock
Image: Max Willcock
THE UK GOVERNMENT will set up an independent public inquiry with statutory powers into the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson told MPs the inquiry, which was welcomed by some bereaved families, will begin in spring 2022 and will place “the state’s actions under the microscope”.
The inquiry will be able to take oral evidence under oath, he said, adding that the state has an obligation “to learn every lesson for the future”.
The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 20.7 % LOWER than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 14.0 %
LOWER than the rolling average one week ago. Today s posts include:
U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 36,451
U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 693
U.S. Coronavirus immunizations have been administered to 78.7 doses per 100 people.
The 7-day rolling average rate of growth of the pandemic shows new cases little changed and deaths improved
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