Under West Bengal’s Maa scheme, the beneficiaries can avail a platter of nutritious meal which will include rice, dal, a vegetable dish and egg curry for Rs. 5 ...
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Here is a quick lowdown on West Bengal’s performance on vital health parameters like infant and child mortality rate, immunisation, malnutrition, the prevalence of anaemia as revealed by NFHS-5 ...
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According to a new study, in West Bengal, at least 24.5 per cent of the women who succumbed to COVID-19 were found to be diabetic, while among the men it was 24.2 per cent ...
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Doctors had earlier prescribed that patients in home isolation should immediately consult a medical practitioner in case their oxygen saturation level fell below 94 per cent and they experience breathlessness ...
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At a Durga Puja pandal in West Bengal’s Murshidabad, goddess Durga has been depicted as paying tribute to a woman health worker with a crown in her hand, instead of her customary trident (Trishul) ...
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According to IIT-Kharagpur officials, 'COVIRAP' is a cuboid-shaped portable testing device that can deliver results in an hour, making it an effective tool to scale up coronavirus screening in peripheral and rural areas
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According to the West Bengal Pollution Control Board, initiative are taken every year to check river water containment during idol immersion in the Ganga and other rivers across the state ...
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Meet 39-year-old Dr Swarnapali Maity, working during the Coronavirus pandemic as a Senior Medical Officer in the critical care unit of Fortis Hospital, Kolkata ...
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Earlier in September, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had said that organising cultural programmes at pandals won't be allowed during the festival ...
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According to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, almost 86 per cent of those who succumbed to the pandemic in West Bengal have died due to co-morbidities, which means that the virus infected the patients suffering from conditions like kidney problems, heart diseases, cancer, among others ...
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Dr Kundan Chaurasia, working as a medicine specialist in a COVID ward at Peerless Hospital, Kolkata, gives us a peek into the tough life of a COVID warrior ...
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Dr Amitabha Nandy, a virologist and former consultant at the World Health Organisation (WHO) alleged that the entire approach towards the control of COVID-19 spread in West Bengal has been "hijacked" from the scientific community, eventually leading to the "current disastrous situation" ...
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