NGO moves SC seeking full data from China

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 2

‘Doctors For You’ — an NGO working in medical field — on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court for a direction to the Centre to seek full data on Covid-19 from China to develop an effective antidote to the deadly virus that has claimed more than 3.77 lakh lives across the world.

Covid-19 can potentially wipe out the human race if it was not contained, the petitioner said, adding the second wave of the pandemic has already hit some countries.

“This knowledge is necessary to develop an effective vaccine for coronavirus, including its various mutations. It is also necessary to study as to how the virus jumped species and affected human population. The study of ground zero is also imperative to understand the cause of the spread of the virus and develop effective ways to prevent the spread of similar diseases in the future,” the petition submitted.