New Delhi: The Central government, in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, said that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 3,85,000 deaths, a number which is likely to increase further.
The Centre filed the affidavit before the Supreme Court while responding to the notice issued by the Apex Court on petitions filed by lawyers, Reepak Kansal and Gaurav Bansal, seeking immediate, necessary, effective and appropriate directions and orders to the concerned authorities, including the Central Government, to pay financial help or ex gratia amount of ₹4 lakh, as laid down by the Central government in its status to the family members of the deceased, who succumbed to Covid-19 pandemic. "COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 3,85,000