Why is Uttarakhand getting step-child treatment amid COVID-19? High Court asks centre
The high court asked the state s Health Secretary to urge the Centre to provide 1,000 oxygen concentrators and distribution of other essentials required for COVID care especially in remote areas
PTI | May 22, 2021 | Updated 12:13 IST
The high court also took note of the crowd control measures in place at Chardham shrines in view of COVID-19, and remarked why do we keep causing embarrassment to ourselves
The Uttarakhand High Court has rapped the Centre for not paying heed to the medical needs of people in remote areas of the state amid the raging second wave of COVID-19, saying it is treating the hill state like a step-child . The high court also took note of the crowd control measures in place at Chardham shrines in view of COVID-19, and remarked why do we keep causing embarrassment to ourselves .
Maharashtra declares 6 states including Delhi as places of sensitive origin amid rising COVID-19 cases
These places will be considered as the places of sensitive origin from the date of this order till the time it is retracted or till COVID-19 stays notified as a disaster, according to the official order
PTI | April 19, 2021 | Updated 10:05 IST
Struggling to contain the huge COVID-19 surge, Maharashtra has declared six states, including Delhi and the NCR region, as places of sensitive origin in a bid to stop the influx of other variants of coronavirus into the state. Maharashtra Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte in an order issued on Sunday declared Kerala, Goa, Gujarat, Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), Rajasthan and Uttarakhand as places of sensitive origin .