The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that till May 9, around 12,000 children have got infected with COVID-19 in the city. BMC s advocate, senior counsel Anil Sakhre told a bench of Justices Amjad Sayyad and G S Kulkarni that 17 children have died due to the virus in the city so far. The high court sought to know from the civic body what was being done to ensure that children are provided timely and adequate treatment. Sakhre told the high court that the BMC has upgraded the health infrastructure in the city to prepare for the imminent third wave of the pandemic.
Probe how celebs procured anti-COVID-19 drugs: HC to Maharashtra govt
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Last Updated: May 27, 2021, 02:57 PM IST
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A vacation bench of Justices Amjad Sayyad and G S Kulkarni said such celebrities might have had the noble intention of helping others, but only the Union government was authorised to allocate those drugs. These people (celebrities) might not realise that they are acting in defiance of the legal set up, it noted.
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The court noted that the Sood Charity Foundation said in its reply that it had contacted Cipla and other manufacturers.
The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Maharashtra government to investigate how celebrities and politicians procured anti-COVID-19 drugs and injections to help those in need when the same were available only in scarce quantities across the country.
Read more about Probe how celebs procured anti-Covid drugs: HC to Maharashtra govt on Business Standard. The Bombay High Court on Thursdaydirected the Maharashtra government to investigate how celebrities and politicians procured anti-COVID-19 drugs and injections to help those in need when the same were available only in scarce quantities across
A bench of Justices Amjad Sayyad and G S Kulkarni was hearing a plea filed by six housing societies in Pune, highlighting the rise in air pollution due to the increase in the number of cremations.