Set Up Panel To Monitor Covid Situation In Nagpur
Noting the increase in COVID-19 cases and the stress faced by authorities, the Nagpur court of the Bombay High Court today ordered that a COVID-19 committee be established to address the issues in the district.
A division bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and Avinash Gharote was listening to public interest litigation taken on its own (alone) in 2020 at the start of the pandemic in India.
The bank noted that the coronavirus has once reared its head and perhaps in its ugliest form.
“We are witnessing thousands of people testing positive for COVID-19 not only in Nagpur but also in other cities in Maharashtra and the entire health machinery is under tremendous strain,” the court said.
He noted that Nagpur’s private hospitals are full and only a few beds are available in public and public hospitals.
“The health authorities are also experiencing a shortage of doctors and nursing personnel. All these factors have created an emergency, which must be treated in a comprehensive manner by the authorities working in the field,” said the bank.
The court noted that a new committee should be established to prepare a comprehensive plan and strategy and take the necessary precautions and care.
The committee will have to list the difficulties currently facing Nagpur and give their suggestions.
The committee will be called the Nagpur COVID-19 committee and will be headed by the Nagpur divisional commissioner and with the district collector as its member secretary, the court-ordered.
Committee members will include the director of the Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Nagpur, the dean of the Government Hospital and Medical College, and the deans of other state and civic hospitals there, the bank said.
“The committee will deliberate on the current scenario and develop a comprehensive plan and strategy to address the present and future situation of the pandemic in Nagpur,” the court said.
The committee will also detail the difficulties faced by health authorities and private hospitals, he said.
The court said the committee will also consider regulating the admissions of COVID-19 patients in all hospitals, including private ones, as there are complaints about the admission of non-seriously ill or undeserving patients in hospitals with COVID-19.
The bank has released the matter for an additional hearing on April 8.
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