Health ministry, ICMR have issued guidelines for 'official document' for Covid deaths: Centre to SC

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the health ministry and the ICMR have come out with guidelines for issuing "official document" for Covid-related deaths.

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the health ministry and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have come out with guidelines for issuing "official document" for Covid-related deaths. In an affidavit filed before the top court, the Centre also submitted that the Office of the Registrar General of India on September 3 had issued a circular to provide a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death to the next of kin of the deceased.