'Non-Testing Of Patients Is Not A Solution To The Problem': Supreme Court Directs State Governments To Increase Covid Testing [Read Order]

In a suo moto case registered as "In Re Proper Treatment Of COVID-19 Patients And Dignified Handling Of Dead Bodies In The Hospitals, Etc.," the Supreme Court today directed the State Governments to increase the number of Covid-19 testing, so as to ascertain the affected population and provide them with adequate treatment. The bench comprised by Justices Ashok Bhushan, S K Kaul and...