Center Govt Said In Supreme Court : Any Omission In The Certificate To State The Cause Of Death As Covid-19 Will Attract Penal

The Central Government has told the Supreme Court that any omission in the death certificate to state the cause of death as COVID-19 will attract punitive action against those found responsible, even if they are doctors.

In an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, the central government has said that it is mandatory that any death due to COVID-19 should be certified as a COVID death. Failure to do so will result in penal action being taken against all those responsible including the certifying doctor. Any violation of the guidelines for recording COVID-19 deaths will be treated as an offense under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.

The Center has said that deaths due to COVID-19 diagnosis should be certified as COVID deaths. The only exception to this rule is when there is an obvious alternative cause of death, such as accidental trauma, poisoning, etc.

It is to be known that the Supreme Court had recently said that there is often an attempt to hide the facts in the death certificates of those who died of the Kovid-19 virus. The court had said that reports are being received that in the death certificates of persons who died of Kovid in hospitals, the reasons for lung or heart problems etc. are given.

The Central Government has told the Supreme Court that any omission in the death certificate to state the cause of death as COVID-19 will attract punitive action against those found responsible, even if they are doctors.

In an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, the central government has said that it is mandatory that any death due to COVID-19 should be certified as a COVID death. Failure to do so will result in penal action being taken against all those responsible including the certifying doctor. Any violation of the guidelines for recording COVID-19 deaths will be treated as an offense under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.

The Center has said that deaths due to COVID-19 diagnosis should be certified as COVID deaths. The only exception to this rule is when there is an obvious alternative cause of death, such as accidental trauma, poisoning, etc.

It is to be known that the Supreme Court had recently said that there is often an attempt to hide the facts in the death certificates of those who died of the Kovid-19 virus. The court had said that reports are being received that in the death certificates of persons who died of Kovid in hospitals, the reasons for lung or heart problems etc. are given.