Karnataka govt fixes ICU, ward charges for COVID treatment in private hospitals
India has recorded 4,187 deaths due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours the highest so far, along with 4,01,078 fresh cases, taking the total number of cases in the country to 2,18,92,676, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday.
It is the fourth time after May 1 that India has crossed the four-lakh-mark of new cases in last 24 hours. On Friday, India recorded 4,14,188 cases. It also breached the maximum deaths in 24 hours. On May 6, India recorded 3,980 deaths the highest till then.
In the past 16 days India has continued with over three lakh cases and over 3,000 casualties have for last 10 days. India s total tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,18,92,676 with 37,23,446 active cases and a total of 2,34,083 deaths, so far.
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The Bench said that the government must tell the citizens about other locally-manufactured, cheaper and widely-available drugs that can be used instead. Stating that over-reliance on imported drugs must be avoided, the Bombay High Court has asked the Centre and the Maharashtra government to create awareness about suitable alternatives to foreign-manufactured medicines, such as Tocilizumab, that can be used for treating COVID-19 patients.
A Bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G. S. Kulkarni said that in light of the shortage of Tocilizumab, the government must tell the citizens about other locally- manufactured, cheaper and widely-available drugs that can be used instead.
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SC Sets Up Task Force To Oversee Distribution Of Oxygen To States, UTs
The task force will also suggest ways to ensure the availability of medicines needed to treat Covid-19. PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-08T17:38:42+05:30 SC Sets Up Task Force To Oversee Distribution Of Oxygen To States, UTs outlookindia.com 2021-05-08T19:29:22+05:30
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A National Task Force (NTF) consisting of 12 members was constituted by the Supreme Court of India on Saturday to assess and overlook the availability and distribution of medical oxygen to the states and Union Territories.
The bench said the Union Cabinet Secretary will be the convenor of the task force and may nominate an officer not below the rank of Additional Secretary to depute for him, when necessary.
In its revised national policy for admission of COVID-19 patients, the Union health ministry said no patient will be refused services on any account, including oxygen and essential drugs.