Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city.
*West Bengal government has ordered all health facilities in the state to release a single comprehensive list of “confirmed Covid deaths” instead of classifying them into “Covid deaths” and “deaths caused by co-morbid (other life-threatening) factors”.
*Fifty-one more localities across Kolkata have had to be barricaded over the past week. With these additions, the containment-zone count has shot up to 318, an increase of nearly 20% in a week.
*West Bengal excise department on Monday finally came out with a formal notification about opening of liquor off-shops throughout the state, except in containment zones in the afternoon.
*Cost of treatment and surgeries across private hospitals in Kolkata is set to rise due to Covid-induced expenses which have been pushed up due to the mandatory use of PPEs and tests to detect the virus. While some hospitals have already started charging patients for these, others plan to hike their charge this week.
*West Bengal registered 1,259 cases till Monday evening, Kolkata accounted for 659, including 24 reported on Monday.
*West Bengal government has ordered all health facilities in the state to release a single comprehensive list of “confirmed Covid deaths” instead of classifying them into “Covid deaths” and “deaths caused by co-morbid (other life-threatening) factors”.
*Fifty-one more localities across Kolkata have had to be barricaded over the past week. With these additions, the containment-zone count has shot up to 318, an increase of nearly 20% in a week.
*West Bengal excise department on Monday finally came out with a formal notification about opening of liquor off-shops throughout the state, except in containment zones in the afternoon.
*Cost of treatment and surgeries across private hospitals in Kolkata is set to rise due to Covid-induced expenses which have been pushed up due to the mandatory use of PPEs and tests to detect the virus. While some hospitals have already started charging patients for these, others plan to hike their charge this week.
*West Bengal registered 1,259 cases till Monday evening, Kolkata accounted for 659, including 24 reported on Monday.
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