Bengal forms 6-member task force to monitor Covid situation, Mamata skips meet with PM Modi

The West Bengal government has formed a 6-member Apex Task Force to monitor the deteriorating Covid situation in the state. The panel will be headed by Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay.

The West Bengal government has formed a 6-member Apex Task Force to monitor the deteriorating Covid situation in the state. The panel will be headed by Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay. Meanwhile, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee skipped Friday's meeting of the chief ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Covid-19 situation. Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay represented the state at the review meeting, which was held via video conference.