The Morning Filter: SC wants action plan on oxygen supply

The Hindu Newsletter - The big news stories to follow today [logo] The Morning Filter Friday | 23 April, 2021 [The Hindu logo] Welcome to the Morning Filter newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories and events to follow today. [[Arrow]Open in browser]( [[Mail icon]More newsletters]( Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today [ A worker sorts medical oxygen cylinders meant for Covid-19 patients, before dispatching them to hospitals, amid surge in coronavirus cases, at Jawahar Lal Nehru Hospital, in Ajmer, on April 22, 2021. ]( 1. Expect national plan from Centre on supply of oxygen, drugs for COVID-19 patients: SC A Bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde issued a notice to the Centre for Friday and [sought a “national plan”]( on issues including supply of oxygen and essential drugs for treatment of patients infected with the virus. The SCBA, meanwhile, [moved the SC](, saying High Courts are best suited to deal with COVID-19 issues at local levels. 2. SC agrees to hear Vedanta plea of free oxygen supply The Supreme Court termed the COVID-19 situation as almost a “national emergency” while agreeing to hear Vedanta’s plea for opening of its Sterlite copper unit at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu on the ground that it would produce thousand tonnes of oxygen and give it free of charge to treat patients. "We will hear (plea of Vedanta) on Friday," [the Bench said in the hearing]( conducted through video conferencing. 3. Protocol for psychological rehabilitation of COVID patients to be released today The Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN), an autonomous body of the Ministry of Ayush, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru and the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA) have come together to develop a protocol for the psychosocial rehabilitation of COVID-19 patients. 4. Five municipal councils to go for polls in Goa Election for five municipal councils in Goa would be held on Friday with 402 candidates in the fray. The State Election Commission will hold elections for Mapusa, Margao, Mormugao, Sanguem and Quepem municipal councils. Results of the polls will be announced on April 26. 5. Prototype of first U.S. dollar coins going up for auction [This undated photo provided by Heritage Auctions shows the front of a piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling nation's money. The item, which is known as the “No Stars Flowing Hair Dollar] A piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling nation's money will go up for auction on Friday. 6. Second day of virtual climate summit U.S. President [Joe Biden announced]( that the U.S. would cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 50%-52% by 2030 relative to 2005 levels, in a clean break with the Trump administration policies on climate action on the first day of the two-days virtual climate summit on Thursday. "When we close this summit on Friday, we will unmistakably communicate ... the U.S. is back," he said. The summit was attended by leaders from the world's biggest emitters. 7. MI seeks consistency; Punjab eyes return to winning ways Mumbai Indians would be aiming to address their batting woes to achieve consistency while Punjab Kings would be desperate to arrest their overall slide [when the two sides clash]( in an IPL match in Mumbai on Friday. 8. FC Goa to play fresh legs against Persepolis FC in ACL second leg match Debutants FC Goa will have another chance to make an impression against fancied Persepolis FC when they face the Iranian side in the second leg Group E league match of the AFC Champions League in Margao on Friday. 9. Coronavirus | [Latest numbers]( and developments [ Health workers and family members, wearing protective suits, carry the body of a person who died of COVID-19, at Cremation Ground in Jammu, Monday, April 19, 2021. ] The number of positive [coronavirus]( cases in India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 3,32,348, taking the tally in the country to 1,62,25,979, at the time of publishing this newsletter. 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