Justice GS Kulkarni

The Bombay High Court ha...

The Bombay High Court asked the BMC if senior citi­zens and those with disabilities could be inoculated and that it would grant permission even though the centre hadn’t given the nod for it.

Acccording to the statetement of the petitioner, the drug Remdesivir is used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients that reduces the need for oxygen and the longer hospitalization of the patients.

The petitioner Arshil Shah, a local lawyer had filed a PIL on delayed RT-PCR tests on lack of rapid antigen testing in municipal hospitals, non-availability of beds for COVID-19 patients, and non-supply of Remdesivir medicine for proper oxygen for Coronavirus patients.

The division bench of Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice GS Kulkarni passed this order while hearing a PIL filed by Shelar.