The Supreme Court on June 12 lashed out at State Governments and hospitals for the manner in which the COVID dead bodies are dealt with and said the situation in some cases was worse than what animals have to suffer.
“It is most unfortunate that non-COVID-19 patients are being made to wait to undergo test for COVID-19 at labs other than those which are situated within the premises of the hospitals, that are equipped and authorised to conduct the said test," said the bench of Justices Hima Kohli & Subramonium Prasad