How are celebrities getting Covid medicines when states crying shortage, asks Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has raised questions over the number of celebrities and politicians who are distributing Covid medicines and asked who will guarantee the quality of these Covid drugs.
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UPDATED: May 20, 2021 09:33 IST
Bombay HC has asked who will ensure the quality of medicines being provided by celebrities. (PTI)
The Bombay High Court has expressed concern over the number of celebrities and politicians distributing Covid-related medicines and aid to those in need. The court asked who will guarantee the quality of these Covid drugs.
“We are concerned about the lives of our citizens. There cannot be any mileage, popularity or any other kind of mileage from this. We are deeply pained if needy patients are being deprived of it. This is a sorry state of affairs, Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni of the Bombay High Court said while going through the notes
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People in need and those with information or resources are sharing telephone numbers of volunteers, vendors who have oxygen cylinders or drugs, and details of which medical facility can take patients using hashtags like #COVIDSOS.
Many people are creating Twitter accounts to seek help from those in positions of power, officials manning helpline numbers said, but hundreds of millions of mainly poorer Indians do not have access to a smartphone or use social media. We ve tried every helpline provided by the government and the only reply we re getting is there are no beds available. I don t know what Twitter is and didn t think of asking for help on social media, said Yadav, holding back tears.