Supreme court order to state and Central Government to ensure that no hospital can deny admission of covid 19 Patients Admin Mon, May 03, 2021, at ,02:18 PM The Supreme Court issued directions to the Central and state governments on the COVID-19 situation and directed that no patient shall be denied hospitalization or essential drugs in any State or Union Territory for lack of local residential or identity proof. A Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud directed the Central government to formulate a national policy on admissions to hospitals, within two weeks, which shall be followed by all state governments and till then no patients will be denied admission or essential drugs in absence of local residential or identity proof. The supreme court in its order noted that gaining admission into a hospital with a bed is one of the biggest challenges being faced by most individuals during this second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.