A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni asked the Centre why not pro- actively start this programme when the lives of senior citizens, who are unable to go to vaccination centres to get inoculated, are concerned.
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After the approval, the government will procure 1,00,000 manual and 50,000 automatic 'Oxycare' systems along with non-rebreather masks.
Apart from this, the authorities have also been instructed to procure one lakh pulse oximeters and distribute them to all the districts and taluks.
India has been severely affected by the unprecedented second wave of the coronavirus and hospitals in several states are reeling under the shortage of health workers, vaccines, oxygen, drugs and beds.
Baricitinib has received restricted emergency use approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for use in combination with Remdesivir for the treatment of suspected or laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 cases.
In his letter, Major General Bishamber Dayal (Retd), who is undergoing Covid-19 treatment at Delhi-based Base Hospital, stated that India is in the midst of a 'biological war'.
Sadhguru said, "People should not think about their lifestyle, but about their life to survive the pandemic."
Cases of mucormycosis commonly known as "black fungus" are being reported among people who are recovering or have recovered from Covid-19. With a number of cases detected in Delhi, Maharashtra and Gujarat, the national Covid-19 task force has issued an advisory.
According to the statement, restrictions will come into force at 10 am on Wednesday. However, "there would be relaxation for all the activities from 6 am to 10 am daily", it added.
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