New Delhi: Comparing the Covid-19 Pandemic with the World War, the Supreme Court on Friday said that the authorities were exempted from implementing the guidelines and prescribed procedure to overcome it. Due to this, it has spread like wildfire. The court expressed concern that the cost of treatment of coronavirus is beyond the limits of the general public.
Suggestion of setting fee limit
The apex court has suggested to make maximum provisions by the state governments and local administration or to set the limit of the fees charged by private hospitals. The court said that the states will have to work with great vigilance and should work in mutual harmony with the center and instead of other things their first priority should be the safety and health of the citizens.
‘Strict and strict action’ against those who violate the prescribed procedure
A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Justice R. Subhash Reddy and Justice MR Shah said that “ drastic and strict action ” should be taken against those who violated the guidelines and prescribed procedure as they were not allowed to play with the lives of others Can go
Pointing to the right to health as a fundamental right, the bench said that it also includes affordable treatment. The bench said that treatment has become very expensive and it is not within the limits of the common man to bear.
Disaster management law refers to rights
The bench said, “Even if someone defeats the infection of Covid-19, it breaks financially because of its expensive treatment.” Therefore, the state government and local administration should make maximum provisions or set a maximum limit for the fees charged by private hospitals. This can be done with the rights received under the Disaster Management Act. ‘
The court said, “Every person in the world suffers from this unexpected level of epidemic in some way. It is a world war against Covid-19. Therefore, to avoid world war against Covid-19, the government and the people have to be partnered. ‘
The bench also referred to the situation of first-line health workers, including doctors and nurses, who have been fighting the Covid-19 epidemic for the past eight months, and said that they are physically and mentally exhausted due to continuous work and they are also in the middle. There is a need to find a way to relax in between.
