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Delhi HC on status of availability of COVID Beds, supply of ventilators, need of medical oxygen and essential medications || “Wastage of a single dose of vaccine is a criminal waste”

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli, JJ., while addressing the concerns arising out the COVID-19 pandemic,

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COVID-19 Surge | Bom HC | Reports of RT-PCR Tests to be made available on Whatsapp; COVID positive patients reports to be uploaded within 24 hours on ICMR portal

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Z.A. Haq and Amit Borkar, JJ., directed that reports for RT PCR test shall be made

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Health Ministry urges States/UTs to Mandatorily retest all Symptomatic Negative Cases of Rapid Antigen Tests through RT-PCR

Union Health Ministry has noted that in some large States, symptomatic negative cases tested by Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) are not being

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CIC | Open Government can be realised only if all public offices comply with proactive disclosure norms

Central Information Commission (CIC): Bimal Julka, Chief Information Commissioner, noted that the RTI application seeking very pertinent information with regard to COVID-19 pandemic

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Bom HC | In view of the extraordinary circumstances arising due to Covid-19 pandemic, it is imperative for the Government and the citizens to work together

Bombay High Court: While deliberating upon the instant petitions, wherein various issues were raised vis-à-vis steps taken by the Maharashtra Government and

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Del HC | GNCTD and Centre to ensure real time updation of hospitals’ data, without too much a time lag

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan, J., directed GNCTD and Centre that, the mobile application developed

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Bom HC | All asymptomatic frontline workers working in hospitals & containment zones in Vidarbha region entitled to be tested for COVID-19 on RT-PCR method

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of R.K. Deshpande and Amit B. Borkar, JJ., while addressing a petition, held that, “…neither the Central

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CIC | “Appalled that basic information pertaining to district wise designated COVID treatment centres couldn’t be provided” | Urgent requirement for notifying nodal authority in Ministry to provide information

Central Information Commission (CIC): Bimal Julka (CIC) observed that, important decisions are being made by the Governments involving huge intervention in the

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Telangana HC | Telangana Government’s Order not allowing private hospitals to conduct tests for COVID-19 virus violates Arts. 14 and 21 of Constitution & principles of Natural Justice

Telangana High Court: In the instant PIL wherein the petitioner challenged the Government Order Rc. No. Spl /COVID-19/DMHO/HYD/2020 dated 11-4-2020 (hereinafter the

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MoHFW | Facts on the controversy around prices of Rapid Antibody tests

Testing is one of the most crucial weapons to fight COVID-19 and ICMR is doing everything it can to ramp up testing.

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ICMR issues — Advisory on Rapid Antibody Blood Tests

1. ICMR advocates that RT-PCR throat/nasal swab test is the best use for diagnosis of COVID 19. RT-PCR test detects the virus

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Del HC | Price of COVID-19 rapid test kit capped at Rs 400 per unit as against Rs 600 approved by ICMR

“Public interest must outweigh private gain.” Delhi High Court: Najmi Waziri, J., has capped the price of the COVID-19 Rapid Test Kit

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Coronavirus | Cal HC | State to submit report on accelerating rate of sample collection and testing facilities for doctors, nurses, etc.

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, CJ and Arijit Banerjee, J.noted the following while addressing the present petition,

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[Coronavirus] ICMR appeals to refrain from consuming smokeless products and spitting in public places during COVID-19 pandemic

Chewing Smokeless Tobacco products (Gutkha, Paan masala with tobacco, Paan and other chewing tobacco products) and areca nut (supari) increases the production