HC appreciates Covid containment work

PRAYAGRAJ : While appreciating the work done by the concerned authorities for the containment of Covid-19, the Allahabad High Court has expressed hope and trust that every individual in Uttar Pradesh state shall get himself/herself vaccinated. Hearing a PIL relating to Covid-19, a division bench observed, “Before we proceed with the case, we would like to record our appreciation for the great work with regard to the containment of Covid-19 infection which has been done by the state and its instrumentalities. We are also noticing that the number of infections of Covid-19 have been coming down. This is a very positive sign.”

PRAYAGRAJ: While appreciating the work done by the concerned authorities for the containment of Covid-19, the Allahabad High Court has expressed hope and trust that every individual in Uttar Pradesh state shall get himself/herself vaccinated.

Hearing a PIL relating to Covid-19, a division bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Ajit Kumar observed, “Before we proceed with the case, we would like to record our appreciation for the great work with regard to the containment of Covid-19 infection which has been done by the state and its instrumentalities. We are also noticing that the number of infections of Covid-19 have been coming down. This is a very positive sign.”

During the course of hearing, state government counsel informed that Wi-Fi had been installed in the post-Covid ward where patients come after getting treated in the ICU.

While taking this affidavit on record, the court observed, “We connected ourselves through video-conferencing and saw for ourselves the post covid ward. We appreciate the work which has been done. We found that the situation there was very satisfactory”.

While appreciating the work done by the nodal officer, Rishi Sahai, who was present before the court, the court observed, “So far as the work which has been done by him is concerned, we appreciate the job performed by him during the times of pandemic. We also hope and trust that he will perform his duties further in Prayagraj so far as the vaccination programme is concerned. In the times of pandemic, we would like to observe, such officers who have worked hard and are still working responsibly should not be transferred out, especially for now while the programme for vaccination is going on in its full stream”.

The court directed to put up this PIL on March 1, 2021 for the next hearing. The court passed this order on February 5.