Former Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya tests Covid-19 positive
India | May 19, 2021, 10:32 AM ISTBuddhadeb Bhattacharya has tested positive for COVID-19 and doctors have advised him to be in home isolation.
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has tested positive for COVID-19 and doctors have advised him to be in home isolation.
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Prabhakar Shinde, the BJP's group leader in the BMC said the information was provided to the civic body's standing committee upon his query.
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India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.
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