The court said the Centre should expedite the process of clearing samples of Panacea Biotec which has collaborated with Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) for manufacturing Sputnik V here.
The bench asked the Centre to act fast on COVID-19 vaccines.
New Delhi:
Officers sitting over untapped potential to make COVID-19 vaccines need to be charged with manslaughter as it is leading to so many deaths, the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday, observing that a lot of scope and infrastructure is available in India which is not being used.
The court said some urgent hand-holding is required for manufacturing vaccines which is missing because of fear psychosis and this potential should not be taken away by foreigners. The problem is of fear psychosis that some vigilance enquiry will take place, audit will take place, police investigation will take place. Tell them, this is not the time to be wary of these investigations and audit reports. This is leading to deaths today. Actually some people need to be charged with manslaughter for sitting over this untapped potential, a bench of Justices Manmohan and Najmi Waziri said.
Four children died in the span of 24 hours in Bihar s Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), including, a two and half month old infant, who tested positive for the coronavirus.The principal of DMCH confirmed the deaths. He said that .
Citing an NYT report claimed that 42 lakh people died due to corona in the second wave but respective state and Central governments are saying only 3 lakh deaths, he, in series of tweets, said that there will be
Citing an NYT report claimed that 42 lakh people died due to corona in the second wave but respective state and Central governments are saying only 3 lakh deaths, he, in series of tweets, said that there will be