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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the Central India, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and NITI Aayog regarding reconsideration of the prevalent treatment protocol for a mild case of COVID-19 and modify the treatment protocol in COVID-19. The Bench of Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh dismissed the petition and also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the petitioner. The court showed displeasure with the petition and said the respondents have enough experts to take a decision regarding protocols. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Chetan Sharma, appearing for the Central government, also opposed the petition and said various petitions are coming to the respondents and giving suggestions.
India is the second country after the US to launch this feature.
Facebook said it has partnered with 33 states and union territories to roll out this tool in their respective jurisdictions. The COVID-19 Announcement feature will give health departments the ability to push out timely, credible COVID-19 and vaccine information to people in their local communities/ state jurisdictions. States will be able to issue these alerts statewide or to specific cities within their state, it added. The roll out of the COVID-19 Announcement tool in India is part of the company s ongoing efforts to support the public health authorities work to keep people safe and informed during the coronavirus public health crisis, it said.