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New Delhi: On the Delhi government alleging discrimination by the Centre in resources for Covid, the High Court said today that if medication was not being sent to places that needed them, "blood is on their hands".
As the Delhi government said it had logged a record 32,000 cases in a single day yesterday, the High Court also raised questions on the centre`s distribution policy on oxygen and vaccines.
"If despite having the medication, it is being sent to region A instead of region B which is in need of said medication, then be sure, blood is on their hands," the Delhi High Court said.
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New Delhi: On the Delhi government alleging discrimination by the Centre in resources for Covid, the High Court said today that if medication was not being sent to places that needed them, "blood is on their hands".
As the Delhi government said it had logged a record 32,000 cases in a single day yesterday, the High Court also raised questions on the centre`s distribution policy on oxygen and vaccines.
"If despite having the medication, it is being sent to region A instead of region B which is in need of said medication, then be sure, blood is on their hands," the Delhi High Court said.
Yesterday, the Delhi government had alleged in court that it was falling short of oxygen for Covid patients because supplies were being diverted to "one of the largest states" of the country.
Delhi did not take names, saying it could become political.
The High Court told the centre that enough oxygen was not being supplied to Covid patients in Delhi and questioned whether it could be diverted from industries.
"Industries can wait.
Patients cannot.