Deaths Due To Covid-19 Related Complications Should Also Be Specified As Covid-19 Deaths, Says Supreme Court

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Supreme Court on June 30 made it clear that a death certificate issued in respect of a Covid-19 fatality must clearly specify the cause of death as Covid-19 itself. Also, if a person has died due to any other complications or disease due to Covid-19, then also the death certificate should specifically mention the cause of death as Covid-19. The top court also directed the Central Government and other appropriate authorities to issue guidelines to simplify the process of issuance of death certificates stating the cause of death as \ death due to COVID\ . A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and MR Shah passed the direction in two PILs which raised the grievance that authorities were not issuing correct & accurate death certificates in respect of those who succumbed to Covid-19. Since the certificates are not accurately stating the cause of death as Covid-19, the petitioners submitted that the dependents are unable to avail the welfare benefits announced for Covid-19 victims. The Central Government said in its affidavit filed before the Court that deaths with a diagnosis of Covid-19, irrespective of co-morbidities, had to be certified as Covid-19 deaths. Watch the video to know more.