HCs must avoid passing COVID orders that are impossible to implement: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday said High Courts must avoid passing orders related to COVID that are impossible to implement. It was referring to an Allahabad High Court order, which said all nursing home beds in Uttar Pradesh must have an oxygen facility.

The court made the observation in view of an Allahabad High Court order that said all nursing home beds in Uttar Pradesh must have an oxygen facility. The High Court had also directed the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure that within a month every UP village had two ambulances with an Intensive Care Unit facility.

Meanwhile, the country’s Health Ministry has written to states asking to review their preparedness for prevention and control of “black fungus” infection, as well as hygiene and sanitation in hospitals.

Delhi on Friday recorded 3,009 new coronavirus cases, taking the total count of infections to 14,12,959 since the pandemic broke out in January 2020. This is the lowest daily rise in cases in Delhi since April 1. The Capital’s toll rose by 352 to 22,831. Its positivity rate in the last 24 hours stood at 4.76%.

Earlier in the day, India recorded 2,59,551 new coronavirus cases, pushing the infection tally to 2,60,31,991 since the pandemic broke out in January 2020. The toll climbed by 4,209 to 2,91,331.

Globally, the coronavirus has now infected over 16.52 crore people and killed over 34.25 lakh since the pandemic broke out in December 2019, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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