Mamata Banerjee said her government is doing the best it can to stop the spread of Coronavirus
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today slammed the Centre for sending teams to look into the state's preparedness for tackling the COVID-19 outbreak. She alleged that faulty testing kits were dispatched to the state.
Ms Banerjee's comments came a day after a war of words broke out between the state government and the central government over the arrival of two central teams in Bengal to assess the COVID-19 situation.
"Canards are being spread every day that only a few are getting tested in Bengal for COVID-19. This is absolutely false. Faulty kits were sent to Bengal which have now been withdrawn. We didn't even get adequate testing kits," Ms Banerjee said at a press conference today.
"Everyday they (Centre) are telling us what to do and what not to do, sending people to look into the law and order situation and our preparedness against coronavirus. They are sending us strongly worded letters. We can also send them letters. But that's not the point," she said.
Mamata Banerjee said her government is doing the best it can to stem the spread of the pandemic.
World
67,69,38,430Cases
62,55,71,965Active
4,44,81,893Recovered
68,84,572Deaths
Coronavirus has spread to 200 countries. The total confirmed cases worldwide are 67,69,38,430 and 68,84,572 have died; 62,55,71,965 are active cases and 4,44,81,893 have recovered as on January 9, 2024 at 10:54 am.
India
4,50,19,214 475Cases
3,919 -83Active
4,44,81,893 552Recovered
5,33,402 6Deaths
In India, there are 4,50,19,214 confirmed cases including 5,33,402 deaths. The number of active cases is 3,919 and 4,44,81,893 have recovered as on January 9, 2024 at 8:00 am.
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