Fix compensation for kin of patients who died of Covid-19, SC orders disaster management body
India recorded 45,951 new coronavirus cases and 817 deaths on Wednesday morning.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the National Disaster Management Authority to fix an ex gratia assistance in six weeks for the families whose loved ones died of the coronavirus.
India recorded 45,951 new coronavirus cases and 817 deaths on Wednesday morning, data from the Union health ministry showed.
With this, the infection tally climbed to 3,03,62,848 and the toll to 3,98,454 since the pandemic broke out in January last year. Wednesday’s infection tally is 8,385, or 22.3%, higher than Tuesday’s count. There are 5,37,064 active cases and 2,94,27,330 patients have recovered so far from the infection.
The Centre on Tuesday announced that India’s drug regulator has granted permission to import Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use.
Globally, the coronavirus disease has infected over 18.17 crore people and killed more than 39.36 lakh since the pandemic broke out in December 2019, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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Live updates
11.50 am: Haryana Minister Anil Vij says that the state has so far recorded one case of the Delta Plus variant of coronavirus, reports ANI. Vij says that the patient’s contract tracing is underway. He adds that he had ordered to set up a lab in Rohtak for genome sequencing.
11.42 am: The Supreme Court posts for July 5 the hearing of the plea of Yoga guru Ramdev seeking the clubbing of first information reports against him and the transfer of all cases to Delhi over his alleged remarks on efficacy of allopathy treatment of Covid-19, reports ANI.
11.37 am: The Centre says that private hospitals will no longer be allowed to directly procure Covid-19 vaccines from manufacturers from July 1 and have to place orders on the CoWIN portal, reports ANI. The government also says that private hospitals will have to register on the portal as a Private Covid-19 Vaccination Centre.
10.57 am: The Supreme Court orders the National Disaster Management Authority to fix an ex gratia assistance in six weeks for the families whose loved ones died of the coronavirus, reports The Hindu. The court SC holds that the disaster management body failed to perform its statutory duty by not already fixing the compensation.
10.12 am: The United States’ National Institute of Health says that Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin effectively neutralises both Alpha and Delta variants of coronavirus, reports PTI.
10.08 am: Indore Collector Manish Singh says that PC Sethi Hospital and the Hukumchand Polyclinic will be designated as Covid-19 dedicated hospitals where pregnant women and newborns infected with Covid-19 will be admitted, reports ANI. Singh adds that the arrangement is in view of a possible third wave of the pandemic.
10.06 am: East Delhi district magistrate says that Laxmi Nagar main market and surrounding markets such as Mangal Bazaar, Vijay Chowk, Subhash Chowk, Jagatram Park, Guru Ramdas Nagar will be shut down till 10 pm on July 5 for not following Covid-19 appropriate behaviour, reports ANI.
10.02 am: “Widows Forum for Justice”, a group of widowed wives of Air India pilots who lost their lives after contracting Covid-19 in the line of duty, has written to the airline’s management seeking adequate compensation and alternative employment for themselves, reports ANI.
9.57 am: The Indian Council of Medical Research says that it has conducted 41,01,00,044 till Tuesday, It adds that 19,60,757 tests were done on June 29 alone.
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9.41 am: India records 45,951 new coronavirus cases and 817 deaths on Wednesday morning, data from the Union health ministry shows. With this, the infection tally climbs to 3,03,62,848 and the toll to 3,98,454. Wednesday’s infection tally is 18.24% higher than Tuesday’s count. There are 5,37,064 active cases and 2,94,27,330 patients have recovered so far from the infection.