West Bengal minister Aroop Biswas tests positive for Covid-19

1 min read . Updated: 01 Jan 2022, 05:22 PM IST Livemint

West Bengal is witnessing a sudden spurt in Covid-19 cases from the beginning of this week

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West Bengal minister Aroop Biswas has been admitted to Kolkata's Woodlands Hospital after testing positive for Covid-19.

"He has mild symptoms and he is being administered antibodies. His oxygen levels are being monitored, and it is yet to be decided whether to send his samples for genome sequencing," an official was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

Doctors of the hospital are keeping Biswas under strict surveillance, he added.

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