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The National Human Rights Commission has sought Action Taken Reports (ATR) from the Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, and Government of NCT of Delhi over the death of a toddler due to the alleged denial of proper treatment stating that the hospitals are over-occupied with COVID-19 patients and there is no scope for non-corona patients for treatment. Acting on a petition filed by noted human rights lawyer, social activist, and Supreme Court lawyer, Radhakanta Tripathy, the Apex Human Rights panel sought the replies within four weeks. Tripathy said that Krishna, a two-year-old boy, was playing on the roof of his house in the Majnu Ka Tila area in North Delhi, when he fell from the roof of his house here and succumbed to head injuries.
NHRC asks Union Health Ministry, Delhi govt to act on treatment deficit, medical negligence ANI | Updated: May 27, 2021 23:21 IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission has sought Action Taken Reports (ATR) from the Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, and Government of NCT of Delhi over the death of a toddler due to the alleged denial of proper treatment stating that the hospitals are over-occupied with COVID-19 patients and there is no scope for non-corona patients for treatment.
Acting on a petition filed by noted human rights lawyer, social activist, and Supreme Court lawyer, Radhakanta Tripathy, the Apex Human Rights panel sought the replies within four weeks.
New Delhi, India – Outside the gates of Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre (SPCCC), a makeshift hospital built by the Delhi government, a 55-year-old woman’s body is lying on the sidewalk.
Her daughter, 32, and teenage grandson sit next to the body, crying, as they hold her lifeless hands. An hour later, an ambulance arrives. Three men come out it and start wearing their personal protective equipment (PPE) gear.
“This is something that happens everyday for the past few weeks and we are used to seeing death at this scale now,” ambulance driver Dipu, who goes by his first name, told Al Jazeera.
Coronavirus: Deaths in India due to COVID-19 in the second wave have been high (AFP)
New Delhi:
While COVID-19 cases have started seeing a decline, in India s worst affected cities the deaths are still high because many of those who are in intensive care units or ICUs are still succumbing to the disease.
In Delhi, Covid cases have come down by 75 per cent in the last 10 days but deaths have reduced by only 27 per cent. On May 10, there were 12,651 cases and 319 deaths. Today, 10 days later, 3,231 cases and 233 deaths have been reported.
At Delhi s biggest private hospital chain, Max Hospitals, more than 30,000 patients have been admitted in the second wave since April first week.