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The Statesman Desk

Negativism reinforced

To put it bluntly as we must, this is almost institutionalised negativism. A more evasive approach to healthcare would be difficult to imagine.

Hunger Pandemic

Indeed, fears have been expressed that the repercussions of Covid-19 could be deadlier than the virus itself. While coronavirus has left families in even the richest countries in hunger, it could mean starvation for the poorest, as in parts of Odisha as reports in this newspaper affirm.

Man dies in A’duar Covid hospital

“We collected the throat swab of the patient before he died. We have sent the samples for tests, but the report is awaited. We cannot say whether the patient had been suffering from Covid-19 until we have the test reports,” said the Deputy chief medical officer of health-2 in Alipurduar, Dr Subarna Goswami.