Covid: SC wants national plan on supply of oxygen, manner of vaccination

SC appoints senior advocate Harish Salve as amicus curiae to assist it in suo motu case on Covid-19 management

As the country grapples with the current wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court Thursday told the Centre that it wants a “national plan” on issues including supply of oxygen and essential drugs for treatment of patients infected with the virus.

Taking suo motu cognisance of the prevailing grim situation across the country, a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said it would also consider the matter pertaining to the method and manner of COVID-19 vaccination in the country.

The bench, also comprising Justices L N Rao and S R Bhat, said it would examine the aspect relating to judicial