Mamata Banerjee Says Organising Durga Puja Amid Pandemic “Big Challenge”
Mamata Banerjee claimed that the covid demise price in West Bengal has lowered to one.94% (Document)
Kolkata:
West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday stated an advisory board arrange by means of the state executive has described setting up Durga Puja festivities this 12 months as a “giant problem” amid the COVID-19 disaster, and advocated erecting open marquees (pandals) as a precautionary measure to include the virus unfold.
Ms Banerjee stated the proposals of the “World Advisory Board” will probably be mentioned intimately all over a gathering with puja committees on September 25.
“They have got given us an excellent advice that the pandals must no longer be lined to be able to permit sufficient air flow. Puts rather then the place idols will probably be saved must be left open from the highest.
“We’ve got authorised their proposal and all over the assembly with puja committees on September 25, we can dangle additional discussions,” Ms Banerjee informed newshounds on the state secretariat.
She stated the board, headed by means of Nobel laureate Abhijeet Vinayak Ms Banerjee, all over a digital assembly on Monday, lauded the state executive for the best way through which it has handled the pandemic.
“It has expressed pleasure on quite a lot of grounds, together with the rise within the collection of COVID-19 beds and the emerging collection of pattern exams,” Ms Banerjee stated.
The board has additionally urged towards reopening tutorial establishments within the state.
The Leader Minister claimed that the coronavirus demise price in West Bengal has lowered to one.94 in keeping with cent and her executive is making efforts to decrease it much more.
“Out of the overall deaths, 86 in keeping with cent are on account of comorbidities. The demise price in our state has come down to one.94 in keeping with cent (from round nine in keeping with cent). We need to convey it down additional and we can do it needless to say,” she stated.
Ms Banerjee additionally stated the positivity price within the state is eight.21 in keeping with cent, while it’s eight.53 in keeping with cent around the nation, whilst the release price is 86.40 in keeping with cent towards the nationwide determine of round 77 in keeping with cent.
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