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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has introduced a draft National Policy for Rare Diseases 2020 on the direction of the Delhi High Court in response to a plea filed seeking free treatment of rare diseases.

Finding a vaccine suited to India is the least of the problems the government will face. Storing and transporting them at a certain temperature range can be a logistical nightmare, but India is adept at this.

While framing the rules, the government has to keep in mind that health is a fundamental human right, which has as its prerequisites social justice and equality. It should be accessible to all. Legal provisions are in place.

Prayagraj (ILNS): The Allahabad High Court will take up this afternoon public interest litigation regarding the plight of quarantine centres and treatment facilities in hospitals in the state.

There has been much debate about the pros and cons of the therapy and trials have shown that it improves symptoms like difficulty in breathing and fatigue. But the decision is best left to the physician.

The Delhi High Court has declared an Aadhaar card with a Delhi address and the filling up of the ICMR form as the only two requirements for asymptomatic persons to get tested in Delhi.

In order to better understand the disease, ICMR has mooted a proposal for a registry. This powerful tool will analyse data of all Covid-19 patients in hospitals and should include those being home-managed.

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The divisional bench, comprising Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad, while hearing a petition filed by Rakesh Malhotra through video conferencing, noted that, “the window of one month given by the ICMR for the applicants to complete the procedural formalities, is too long.”

The Delhi Government submitted its report on Wednesday to Delhi High Court in a plea seeking priority testing, expeditious processing, and declaration of results of pregnant women for COVID-19.