Deaths due to O2 shortage is genocide: Allahabad HC

On Tuesday, the Allahabad High Court observed that death of Covid paitents from lack of oxygen is a criminal act and said that it was "no less than genocide" by the management entrusted the task to ensure the oxygen supply chain is maintained. The stern remarks were made on some news items doing the rounds on social media regarding the death of Covid-19 patients due to lack of oxygen in Lucknow and Meerut districts.