Supreme Court of India

In Re : the Proper Treatment of Covid 19 Patients and Dignified Handling of Dead Bodies in the Hospitals Etc. v. Re:

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Reported as [2020] 6 S.C.R. 844
Bench Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 19 June 2020

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that discharge policy framed by the Union of India has to be followed by all States/Union Territories uniformly to ensure discharge of the Covid patients uniformly and to achieve clarity in the minds of all concerned.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Public Health – Covid-19 pandemic – Lapses in care of Covid- 19 patients in different hospitals in National Capi tal Territory of Delhi and other States – Suo motu writ petition – Held: Directions issued for continuous supervision, monitoring of go vernment hospitals, Covid dedicated hospitals and other hospitals taking car e of Covid management – Directions also issued w.r.t Union of India’ s guidelines permitting one attendant of Covid-19 pat ient and discharge policy – Further, Union of India may cons ider issuing uniform directions to all the States and UTs w.r.t. reasonab le rates of

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