In an attempt to arrive at a consensus on combating COVID-19 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday held a meeting with representatives of all political parties and announced that the lockdown in the State will be extended with necessary relaxations till July 31. But since the disease is spreading we must have a lockdown with necessary relaxations”, Ms. Banerjee said. More testing centresThe Chief Minister also announced a committee, where the State BJP president and the CPI(M) State Secretary will be members and give suggestions on combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Another issue raised at the meeting was irregularities in the distribution of relief for those affected by cyclone Amphan. The administration has been asked to make the list of beneficiaries public,” Ms. Banerjee said.

Source: The Hindu June 24, 2020 17:37 UTC