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The Statesman Desk

2 more dead in Bengal including sr govt doctor

The 60 year-old doctor, the first medical professional to die of the disease in Bengal, was undergoing treatment at the critical care unit of a private hospital at Salt Lake for the past couple of weeks with severe breathing trouble, cough and cold and other co-morbidities such as diabetes and cardiac ailments. No further coronavirus patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours.

Fate sealed

There was hardly any sport spared by the bloodcurdling disease, with the world’s biggest events coming to be shelved and the story inexorably hitting its climax when the 2020 Olympics got put off till next year.

Much ado about…

With his exemplary work and transparency, he managed the pandemic well. All details were published on a daily basis on the government website. He rolled out a comprehensive Rs 20,000- crore economic package even before the Union government declared a lockdown.

Siliguri residents seek better Covid info

They have expressed concern as they said they do not have the exact information about fresh coronavirus affected persons and deaths. The concerns come at a time when an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) that touring the region and that today went to Kalimpong has alleged noncooperation from the state administration, including the police in north Bengal.