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Healthcare in Karnataka: Is a Health Bill the Need of the Hour?
The Karnataka Janaarogya Chaluvali (Karnataka People’s Health Movement/Struggle) has written a strong critique of the draft Karnataka Right to Health and Emergency Medical Services Bill 2025, questioning its rationale and orientation; the critique points how this draft has been mostly borrowed from the Rajasthan Right to Health Act (2022). Besides, says KJC, while some activists in Karnataka have been clamoring for a replication of the Rajasthan Right to Health Act, this demand has been made without investing too much thought into whether this is what Karnataka requires
Provide 10,000 vials of Remdesivir to Nagpur: Bombay HC to Maha Gov’t
The court has observed that the Covid situation is grave, with no adequate beds, oxygen supply, drugs, medical staff available
PIL in Delhi HC for release of prisoners on Covid bail
The petitioner has submitted that the existing healthcare system would not be able to deal with the rising cases of Covid infected undertrial prisoners and convicts
No lockdown or curfew in Bengal, but serious steps to tackle Covid, says Mamata
Even as West Bengal enters the final phase of...
Article 21 casts duty on state to provide life saving means such as oxygen and drugs: MP High Court
The Court has issued specific directions to the government to cope with supply of oxygen, overcharging by private hospitals and illegal trade of Remdesivir drug
Delhi HC directs state gov’t to provide meals to daily wage workers
The court also directed the government to inform availability of beds, oxygen
Covid-19: Telangana HC gives state gov’t 48 hrs to submit plan to control movement in public places
The court has also asked what steps were being taken to monitor people entering the state via road and railways
Unregistered hospitals allowed to function as Covid hospitals, Patna HC questions move
The court took on record a note filed by the amicus curiae which highlighted how the Bihar government had flouted rules while designating hospitals as Covid centres
It’s a shame govt did not plan things in advance: Allahabad HC
The court directs lockdown for 5 cities, but the state government govt refuses to implement the court’s orders
State courts revert to virtual hearings amid Covid-19 surge
The exponential rise in Covid infections and deaths have compelled the courts to re-start online hearings
Declare a national health emergency: Kapil Sibal to PM Modi
India recorded a highest single-day spike of over 2 lakh cases on Sunday; the former Union Minister also asked the Election Commission to delay election rallies and courts to protect citizen lives.
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