Centre Gets 10 Days To Submit Covid Death Certificate, Compensation Rules

Yesterday the government told the court that the Health Ministry and the ICMR had worked out guidelines for the issue of an "official document" for Covid-related deaths

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 court also asked the government to reconsider a clause that specifies "deaths due to poisoning, suicide, homicide and accident, among others will not be considered (for issue of a COVID-19 death certificate)... even if COVID-19 is an accompanying condition". "You have said if a person committed suicide after (being infected with) COVID-19, there will be no compensation... this cannot be accepted. You have to re-consider this," a bench of Justice MR Shah and Justice AS Bopanna said. The government has agreed to reconsider the clause.