Political leaders can’t hoard Covid drugs: High Court

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday said political leaders have no business to “hoard” stocks of Covid-19 medicines already in shortage and the drugs must be surrendered, as it expressed dissatisfaction over the inquiry by the Delhi Police on allegations against politicians on this issue, terming the report “vague and whitewashed”. — PTI

IGI airport shuts ops at Terminal-2

New Delhi: The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport operator DIAL on Monday said it would shut operations at T-2 terminal from Monday midnight as there had been a significant reduction in flight operations due to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. — TNS

Pvt hospital ‘hides’ 65 deaths in Uttarakhand

Dehradun: A private hospital in Haridwar allegedly withheld information about deaths of 65 Covid patients from the health authorities for over a fortnight in violation of the norms, officials said on Monday. — PTI