COVID-19 SPECIAL: HEALTHCARE LAW

COVID-19 SPECIAL: HEALTHCARE LAW

 DOCTOR’S PROTECTION LAW IN INDIA Amidst news reports of violence against healthcare workers during the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 was promulgated on April 22, 2020.  The Ordinance amends the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897.  The Act provides for the prevention of the spread of dangerous epidemic diseases.   The Ordinance amends…