Plea Regarding Burial Of COVID Patient's Body In Violation Of WHO Guidelines; Calcutta HC Seeks Affidavit From State On Steps Taken [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday considered a petition claiming that the burial in the graveyard of the dead body of a COVID casualty without the death certificate is derogatory to the WHO guidelines on "Infection Prevention and Control for the Safe Management of a Dead Body in the Context of COVID-19". The petitioner-in-person contended that "adjacent to his residence, there is a...