Covid +ve posters treat patients as untouchables, says SC; Centre says no guideline for signage

The Supreme Court Thursday said that once posters are pasted outside the homes of Covid-19  patients, these people are treated as "untouchables", reflecting a different "ground reality". The Centre informed the apex court that although it has not prescribed this rule, the practice has nothing to do with "stigmatising" Covid-19 patients as it is aimed at protecting other people.

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