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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday appreciated the steps taken by the Centre in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic and said that no other country has managed to do what India has done.
India on Thursday added 31,923 new coronavirus cases taking the total tally to 3,35,63,421. According to the Union health ministry data, the active Covid-19 cases have declined to 3,01,640, which is the the lowest in 187 days.
On September 17, India administered a staggering 2.5 crore Covid vaccinations setting a record for single-day inoculations as part of a special drive to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday.
On the Centre’s declaration of Rs. 50,000 ex-gratia assistance to the kin of those who lost their lives due to Covid, the top court said that it is taking on record affidavits and will verdict pronounce the verdict on October 4.
The Centre had on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it has fixed ex-gratia assistance of Rs 50,000 to the kin of each of those who died of Covid-19. It had also informed the apex court that the kin of the deceased will be entitled to the ex-gratia subject to cause of death being certified as Covid-19 as per the guidelines issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
While referring to AIIMS director Randeep Guleria‘s statement that the third wave of Covid is over, the Supreme Court said that such statements should not be made as people might not adhere to Covid-appropriate behaviour.
India on Thursday added 31,923 new coronavirus cases taking the total tally to 3,35,63,421. According to the Union health ministry data, the active Covid-19 cases have declined to 3,01,640, which is the the lowest in 187 days.
On September 17, India administered a staggering 2.5 crore Covid vaccinations setting a record for single-day inoculations as part of a special drive to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday.
On the Centre’s declaration of Rs. 50,000 ex-gratia assistance to the kin of those who lost their lives due to Covid, the top court said that it is taking on record affidavits and will verdict pronounce the verdict on October 4.
The Centre had on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it has fixed ex-gratia assistance of Rs 50,000 to the kin of each of those who died of Covid-19. It had also informed the apex court that the kin of the deceased will be entitled to the ex-gratia subject to cause of death being certified as Covid-19 as per the guidelines issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
While referring to AIIMS director Randeep Guleria‘s statement that the third wave of Covid is over, the Supreme Court said that such statements should not be made as people might not adhere to Covid-appropriate behaviour.
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