Mamata’s appeal came in the backdrop of reports from a dozen places in south Bengal where people made their objections clear to the administration to the stay of Covid-19 patients’ families in their areas. (PTI)Mamata Banerjee on Monday reiterated her appeal against ostracism of Covid-19 patients, their families and healthcare professionals handling them as protests erupted at several places in south Bengal against establishment of quarantine centres. The Bengal chief minister said there should be no reason for anybody to be secretive about the novel coronavirus infection. Mamata’s appeal came in the backdrop of reports from a dozen places in south Bengal where people made their objections clear to the administration to the stay of Covid-19 patients’ families in their areas. One person had been killed in a clash over the launch of a quarantine centre in Birbhum district on Saturday.

Source: The Telegraph April 06, 2020 22:07 UTC