Covid Death Certificates

"Deceased, deceased," a staffer in full protective gear shouted as she handed a nurse a death certificate, their hospital in central China overflowing with Covid patients.

The Supreme Court Monday expressed concern over fake Covid death certificates being issued by doctors for ex-gratia compensation and observed that it might order a probe into the issue.

The Supreme Court on Monday warned against the misuse of its order to get ex-gratia compensation for COVID-19 death on the basis of fake medical certificate and observed that it would order an independent probe to catch those who have done so.

Death certificates indicating coronavirus deaths either already issued prior to coming into force government guidelines or as ratified by district committees shall be treated as valid document for considering any death as "death due to COVID-19", the

Guidelines on financial compensation for those who died after contracting the coronavirus must be submitted by September 23, the Supreme Court told the government today.

The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the Union Health Ministry and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have come out with guidelines for issuing an "official document" for Covid-related deaths.

All coronavirus deaths regardless of where they take place, should be certified as Covid deaths, the Centre has said in an affidavit in the Supreme Court after media reports pointed out huge discrepancy in death figures in at least six states.

Bucking the trend, Assam, unlike many other states, has decided to hold both Classes 10, 12 board exams, at a time when the state has over 48 thousand active Covid cases, with a positivity rate of just below 3 per cent and over 3,600 Covid deaths since last year.

Leader of opposition in Tamil Nadu assembly K Palaniswami urged state government to direct authorities to be factual in certifying Covid deaths and charged that ascribing incorrect causes in certificates could lead to problems during this pandemic.

The Madhya Pradesh government has announced several relief measures for the families of Covid victims. But discrepancies have been reported in many of their death certificates, making them lose the eligibility to seek such aid.

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to centre over a petition seeking Rs 4 lakh as monetary compensation to the families in which a member had died of COVID-19.

A man who was admitted allegedly with a brain haemorrhage was declared dead by authorities at Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH), who also handed over a "death certificate" to his family.

The UK government has laid out a series of measures as part of a review into the higher COVID-19 death rate among people of Indian-origin and other ethnic minorities, including a mandate for ethnicity to be recorded as part of the death certification process.

The West Bengal government on Monday advised all COVID-19 hospitals in the state to issue death certificates according to the guidelines set by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

A sweet shop owner in Kolkata, who had undergone a test for coronavirus, died on Wednesday evening, hours before testing positive for the deadly virus. Locals left his body inside his shop in north Kolkata's Gauribari for 16 long hours after failing to get a death certificate to perform his last rites.

"Deceased, deceased," a staffer in full protective gear shouted as she handed a nurse a death certificate, their hospital in central China overflowing with Covid patients.

The Supreme Court Monday expressed concern over fake Covid death certificates being issued by doctors for ex-gratia compensation and observed that it might order a probe into the issue.

The Supreme Court on Monday warned against the misuse of its order to get ex-gratia compensation for COVID-19 death on the basis of fake medical certificate and observed that it would order an independent probe to catch those who have done so.

Death certificates indicating coronavirus deaths either already issued prior to coming into force government guidelines or as ratified by district committees shall be treated as valid document for considering any death as "death due to COVID-19", the

Guidelines on financial compensation for those who died after contracting the coronavirus must be submitted by September 23, the Supreme Court told the government today.

The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the Union Health Ministry and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have come out with guidelines for issuing an "official document" for Covid-related deaths.

All coronavirus deaths regardless of where they take place, should be certified as Covid deaths, the Centre has said in an affidavit in the Supreme Court after media reports pointed out huge discrepancy in death figures in at least six states.

Bucking the trend, Assam, unlike many other states, has decided to hold both Classes 10, 12 board exams, at a time when the state has over 48 thousand active Covid cases, with a positivity rate of just below 3 per cent and over 3,600 Covid deaths since last year.

Leader of opposition in Tamil Nadu assembly K Palaniswami urged state government to direct authorities to be factual in certifying Covid deaths and charged that ascribing incorrect causes in certificates could lead to problems during this pandemic.

The Madhya Pradesh government has announced several relief measures for the families of Covid victims. But discrepancies have been reported in many of their death certificates, making them lose the eligibility to seek such aid.

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to centre over a petition seeking Rs 4 lakh as monetary compensation to the families in which a member had died of COVID-19.

A man who was admitted allegedly with a brain haemorrhage was declared dead by authorities at Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH), who also handed over a "death certificate" to his family.

The UK government has laid out a series of measures as part of a review into the higher COVID-19 death rate among people of Indian-origin and other ethnic minorities, including a mandate for ethnicity to be recorded as part of the death certification process.

The West Bengal government on Monday advised all COVID-19 hospitals in the state to issue death certificates according to the guidelines set by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

A sweet shop owner in Kolkata, who had undergone a test for coronavirus, died on Wednesday evening, hours before testing positive for the deadly virus. Locals left his body inside his shop in north Kolkata's Gauribari for 16 long hours after failing to get a death certificate to perform his last rites.