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Using fake IDs to beat the lockdown

In Kolkata, people attach fake stickers to windshields, raising the danger of community transmission By Chirag Datta Kolkata: India is in the midst of a public-health crisis and the most comprehensive lockdown ever, yet people are using fake identifications to freely move around Kolkata. In so doing, they not only endanger public health but waste […]

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COVID-19: Another Doctor Tests Positive, Toll Rises to 5 in WB

A doctor from Central-Kolkata area with no apparent travel history contracts COVID-19.     An orthopaedic surgeon from a leading private hospital in West Bengal tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, according to the hospital’s reports. The state health ministry is yet to make a statement on this matter. A health official from the hospital said that the […]

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Blood banks go begging door to door in Bengal

Donation, generally low during summer, has fallen drastically because of the lockdown By Meghna Das Chowdhury Kolkata: Blood banks across the country have been facing a shortage of donors following the COVID-19 lockdown. Now, several private health-care providers and NGOs in West Bengal have launched public campaigns and even door-to-door blood-collection drives. Blood banks are […]

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Informal workers hoping for the lockdown to end early

Lack of wages, drained savings put the informal sector at risk. By Arghyadeep Dutta Kolkata, April 14, 2020 As India fights against the deadly coronavirus, the informal workers, with no wages in hand and half drained savings accounts, are hoping for the lockdown to end soon. “As the lockdown started on March 24, we did not […]

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Hit or miss? This time Google missed and it’s not entirely its fault

Amid a complete lockdown in India, certain tourist locations come up as ‘Open’ on Google’s search results. Bangalore, April 14, 2020 By Sanchari Ghatak While Google services have mostly proven to be a boon to its users globally, a hit and a miss for its services however aren’t unusual as well. Amid the country wide […]

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