Madras HC directs Centre, State government to respond on COVID-19 management

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre and the State in two separate public interest litigation petitions filed seeking the production of oxygen in the

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre and the State in two separate public interest litigation petitions filed seeking the production of oxygen in the State and to ensure strict implementation of the government order to allocate a minimum of 50% of the total bed strength in private hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients. A Division Bench of Justices M.S. Ramesh and B. Pugalendhi observed India was a pioneer in the production of vaccines before COVID-19 and the world’s largest exporter of vaccines. Now, only two private Indian vaccine manufacturers were producing vaccines for COVID-19, Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech.