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4 US Returnees Found With BF.7 Covid Variant In Bengal
Four cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7 were detected in West Bengal, a health official said on Wednesday.
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Drone Sprays Water On Devotees During Bengal's Gangasagar Mela Amid Covid
Water was sprayed on devotees from drones as they prayed and chanted mantras at the Gangasagar in South 24 Parganas district on Thursday on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.
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Bengal Reports Highest One-Day Covid Deaths At 144, Positivity Rate 9.8%
West Bengal reported 144 new deaths linked to COVID-19 on Saturday - its highest figure since the beginning of the pandemic - as the proportion of coronavirus tests coming back positive also reached an all-time high of 9.8 per cent.
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Final Phase Of Bengal Polls Today As Covid Cases Hit Record High: 10 Facts
The eighth and final phase of voting is being held in Bengal today amid the growing menace of Covid that is spreading fast in the state. The election is being held on 35 seats lying across Malda, Murshidabad, Birbhum and Kolkata.
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Union Minister Babul Supriyo Tests Covid Positive For The Second Time
Union Minister Babul Supriyo on Sunday said that he and his wife have tested positive for Covid and hence he won't be able to vote in Asansol on April 26.
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Trinamool Leader Dies Of Covid; "Shocked", Tweets Mamata Banerjee
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kajal Sinha has died due to coronavirus, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today. He was the party's candidate from Khardaha constituency.
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Migrant Workers At Bengal's Covid Hospital Wards Seek Job Security
Migrant workers hired by the West Bengal government to assist patients in COVID-19 wards at public hospitals protested on Monday outside the Health Department after some of them were released from duty because the number of patients has declined and the vaccine is here.
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RT-PCR Covid Test To Cost Rs 950 In West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
The cost of more-reliable but expensive RT-PCR tests for detecting COVID-19 will be cut to Rs950 from the earlier Rs1,250 in private hospitals and labs across West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said during an interaction with reporters on Thursday.
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Cinema Halls To Reopen In Bengal From October 1, Says Mamata Banerjee
Cinema halls and open air theatres will be allowed to operate in West Bengal from October 1 with limited number of participants, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday.
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72-Hour Yajna For Pranab Mukherjee's Fast Recovery At His Ancestral Place
As former President Pranab Mukherjee remained critical after undergoing brain surgery, people of Kirnahar area in West Bengal's Birbhum district, his ancestral place, have started a 72-hour yajna from Tuesday for his speedy recovery.
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Bengal Family Forced To Bury 70-Year-Old COVID-19 Patient Outside Home
A family in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district was forced to bury a 70-year-old man, who died of COVID-19, in the compound outside their house on Thursday night after waiting for 12 hours for authorities to come and take his body.
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Used PPE Kits On Roadside Trigger Panic In West Bengal Town
A few used PPE kits were found lying on a nroadside in Kalyani town in West Bengal, triggering panic in the area amid the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said on Friday.
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West Bengal Government "Moving At Faster Speed Than COVID-19": Official
Stating that the West Bengal government "is moving at a faster speed than COVID", the state chief secretary Rajiva Sinha today said, "In a state of 10 crore people, we have 660 who are seriously ill. Now tell me, by any standard, is it a very big number? This is not a very serious issue. We are very, very capable of handling this. There is no way w...
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1,435 Fresh Coronavirus Cases Reported In West Bengal
Twenty-four more people died due to COVID-19 in West Bengal, taking the total number of such fatalities in the state to 956, the health department said on Monday.
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Plasma Donors In Short Supply As Bengal COVID-19 Cases See Huge Spike
Plasma therapy trials on COVID-19 patients have been languishing in West Bengal for want of donors. There are now over 25,000 cases in the state, and 17,000 have recovered, but barely 15 COVID-19 survivors have come forward to donate plasma.
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4 US Returnees Found With BF.7 Covid Variant In Bengal
Four cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7 were detected in West Bengal, a health official said on Wednesday.
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Drone Sprays Water On Devotees During Bengal's Gangasagar Mela Amid Covid
Water was sprayed on devotees from drones as they prayed and chanted mantras at the Gangasagar in South 24 Parganas district on Thursday on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.
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Bengal Reports Highest One-Day Covid Deaths At 144, Positivity Rate 9.8%
West Bengal reported 144 new deaths linked to COVID-19 on Saturday - its highest figure since the beginning of the pandemic - as the proportion of coronavirus tests coming back positive also reached an all-time high of 9.8 per cent.
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Final Phase Of Bengal Polls Today As Covid Cases Hit Record High: 10 Facts
The eighth and final phase of voting is being held in Bengal today amid the growing menace of Covid that is spreading fast in the state. The election is being held on 35 seats lying across Malda, Murshidabad, Birbhum and Kolkata.
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Union Minister Babul Supriyo Tests Covid Positive For The Second Time
Union Minister Babul Supriyo on Sunday said that he and his wife have tested positive for Covid and hence he won't be able to vote in Asansol on April 26.
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Trinamool Leader Dies Of Covid; "Shocked", Tweets Mamata Banerjee
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kajal Sinha has died due to coronavirus, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today. He was the party's candidate from Khardaha constituency.
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Migrant Workers At Bengal's Covid Hospital Wards Seek Job Security
Migrant workers hired by the West Bengal government to assist patients in COVID-19 wards at public hospitals protested on Monday outside the Health Department after some of them were released from duty because the number of patients has declined and the vaccine is here.
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RT-PCR Covid Test To Cost Rs 950 In West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
The cost of more-reliable but expensive RT-PCR tests for detecting COVID-19 will be cut to Rs950 from the earlier Rs1,250 in private hospitals and labs across West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said during an interaction with reporters on Thursday.
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Cinema Halls To Reopen In Bengal From October 1, Says Mamata Banerjee
Cinema halls and open air theatres will be allowed to operate in West Bengal from October 1 with limited number of participants, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday.
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72-Hour Yajna For Pranab Mukherjee's Fast Recovery At His Ancestral Place
As former President Pranab Mukherjee remained critical after undergoing brain surgery, people of Kirnahar area in West Bengal's Birbhum district, his ancestral place, have started a 72-hour yajna from Tuesday for his speedy recovery.
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Bengal Family Forced To Bury 70-Year-Old COVID-19 Patient Outside Home
A family in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district was forced to bury a 70-year-old man, who died of COVID-19, in the compound outside their house on Thursday night after waiting for 12 hours for authorities to come and take his body.
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Used PPE Kits On Roadside Trigger Panic In West Bengal Town
A few used PPE kits were found lying on a nroadside in Kalyani town in West Bengal, triggering panic in the area amid the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said on Friday.
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West Bengal Government "Moving At Faster Speed Than COVID-19": Official
Stating that the West Bengal government "is moving at a faster speed than COVID", the state chief secretary Rajiva Sinha today said, "In a state of 10 crore people, we have 660 who are seriously ill. Now tell me, by any standard, is it a very big number? This is not a very serious issue. We are very, very capable of handling this. There is no way w...
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1,435 Fresh Coronavirus Cases Reported In West Bengal
Twenty-four more people died due to COVID-19 in West Bengal, taking the total number of such fatalities in the state to 956, the health department said on Monday.
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Plasma Donors In Short Supply As Bengal COVID-19 Cases See Huge Spike
Plasma therapy trials on COVID-19 patients have been languishing in West Bengal for want of donors. There are now over 25,000 cases in the state, and 17,000 have recovered, but barely 15 COVID-19 survivors have come forward to donate plasma.
