The death of COVID-19 patients due to non supplying of oxygen is a criminal act and not less than a genocide , said that the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday amid reports of shortage of medical oxygen due to rise in COVID-19 infections. We are at pain in observing that death of Covid patients just for non supplying of oxygen to the hospitals is a criminal act and not less than a genocide by those who have been entrusted the task to ensure continuous procurement and supply chain of the liquid medical oxygen, read the order by a bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Siddhartha Varma.
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In stern remarks, the Allahabad High Court Tuesday observed that the death of Covid-19 patients just for non-supply of oxygen to hospitals is a criminal act, not less than a genocide by authorities entrusted the task to ensure the oxygen supply chain is maintained. The remarks were made on some news items doing the rounds on social media regarding the death of COVID-19 patients due to lack of oxygen in Lucknow and Meerut districts. The court also ordered a probe into the incidents.
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Allahabad: Coming down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government, the Allahabad High Court has said that the death of COVID-19 patients due to oxygen shortage is a criminal act and not less than a genocide.
The high court said this on Tuesday amid reports of shortage of medical oxygen due to a rise in We are at pain in observing that death of
Covid-19 patients just for non-supply of oxygen to the hospitals is a criminal act and not less than a genocide by those who have been entrusted the task to ensure continuous procurement and supply chain of the liquid medical oxygen, the order issued by a bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Siddhartha Varma said.
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Death of COVID-19 patients due to non supplying of oxygen criminal act, not less than genocide : Allahabad HC ANI | Updated: May 05, 2021 05:30 IST
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 5 (ANI): The death of COVID-19 patients due to non supplying of oxygen is a criminal act and not less than a genocide , said that the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday amid reports of shortage of medical oxygen due to rise in COVID-19 infections. We are at pain in observing that death of Covid patients just for non supplying of oxygen to the hospitals is a criminal act and not less than a genocide by those who have been entrusted the task to ensure continuous procurement and supply chain of the liquid medical oxygen, read the order by a bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Siddhartha Varma.
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Allahabad, May 5
In stern remarks, the Allahabad High Court Tuesday observed that the death of Covid-19 patients just for non-supply of oxygen to hospitals is a criminal act, not less than a genocide by authorities entrusted the task to ensure the oxygen supply chain is maintained.
The remarks were made on some news items doing the rounds on social media regarding the death of Covid-19 patients due to lack of oxygen in Lucknow and Meerut districts.
The court also ordered a probe into the incidents.
A two judges-bench comprising justices Siddharth Verma and Justice Ajit Kumar passed the order on a Public Interest Litigation on the spread of Covid-19 in the state and the condition of quarantine centres.