Bengal govt forms Task Force to monitor Covid beds in private hospitals

West Bengal has seen a steady increase in the number of new Covid-19 cases, prompting the Mamata-led government to form a four-member Task Force on augmentation of Covid beds in private hospitals and nursing homes.

With the number of Covid-19 cases and fatalities in West Bengal rising daily, the state government has established a four-member Task Force on augmentation of Covid beds in private hospitals and nursing homes. The Task Force will be led by Sanjay Bansal, the West Bengal government's Health Secretary, and will include Harikrishna Chanda, OSD Health Department, Dr Soma Sil, and Dr Arnab Roy from the Health Department. The decision to form a task force comes at a time when the number of cases is multiplying and there is a severe shortage of beds in different states.