Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from Kolkata.
*Several patients lodged at the state’s biggest Covid-19 facility lost their only connect with the outside world even before the decision to ban cellphones from isolation wards came on Wednesday.
* Update by ANI at 9.57am: A total of 5,00542 samples from 4,85,172 individuals have been tested as on April 23, 2020, 9am. 21,797 samples have been confirmed positive, says Indian Council of Medical Research
* Update by PTI at 9.43am: Death toll due to Covid-19 climbs to 681 in India; number of cases rise to 21,393, says Union health ministry
*The lockdown has evoked mixed feelings among the 1,100-odd inmates of Alipore zoo. Accustomed to visitors throughout the year, some of them have gone into depression while others are enjoying the calm in the lush green expanses.
*The West Bengal health department has banned cellphones inside Covid-19 hospitals across Bengal.
*The West Bengal Higher Secondary Council officials have hinted at a possible delay in the 2021 HS examinations. School education department officials have also hinted that schools will be allowed to hold additional classes and special classes on Saturdays to make up for the lost time.
*Ballygunge has emerged as a Covid-19 sensitive zone in the heart of the Kolkata. Till now, all three confirmed cases have been reported from the Gariahat side and at least seven others are presently in quarantine.
*A few markets in the city remains over-crowded and many even had to shut the gates to regulate the movement of people with the help of police to ensure social distancing norms are not violated.
*Several patients lodged at the state’s biggest Covid-19 facility lost their only connect with the outside world even before the decision to ban cellphones from isolation wards came on Wednesday.
* Update by ANI at 9.57am: A total of 5,00542 samples from 4,85,172 individuals have been tested as on April 23, 2020, 9am. 21,797 samples have been confirmed positive, says Indian Council of Medical Research
* Update by PTI at 9.43am: Death toll due to Covid-19 climbs to 681 in India; number of cases rise to 21,393, says Union health ministry
*The lockdown has evoked mixed feelings among the 1,100-odd inmates of Alipore zoo. Accustomed to visitors throughout the year, some of them have gone into depression while others are enjoying the calm in the lush green expanses.
*The West Bengal health department has banned cellphones inside Covid-19 hospitals across Bengal.
*The West Bengal Higher Secondary Council officials have hinted at a possible delay in the 2021 HS examinations. School education department officials have also hinted that schools will be allowed to hold additional classes and special classes on Saturdays to make up for the lost time.
*Ballygunge has emerged as a Covid-19 sensitive zone in the heart of the Kolkata. Till now, all three confirmed cases have been reported from the Gariahat side and at least seven others are presently in quarantine.
*A few markets in the city remains over-crowded and many even had to shut the gates to regulate the movement of people with the help of police to ensure social distancing norms are not violated.
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