COVID-19: Central team visits quarantine centre near Kolkata

A central team on Thursday visited a quarantine centre in Rajarhat area near here to take stock of COVID-19 situation, an official said.

Two central teams are in West Bengal to look into state's preparedness for tackling COVID-19 outbreak.

inter ministerial central team, which is in Kolkata, on Wednesday sought a detailed presentation from West Bengal government on wher level of testing in state is adequate and eugh oxygen and ICU beds and ventilators are available.

central team in state capital, led by Apurba

Chandra, a senior bureaucrat in Ministry of Defence,

visited quarantine centre in Rajarhat area in rth 24

Parganas district, official said.

second central team in rth Bengal, however, is yet to begin field visits, official said.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had slammed Centre for sending teams to look into West Bengal's preparedness for tackling COVID-19 outbreak and alleged that faulty testing kits were dispatched to state.

re has been a war of words broke out between West Bengal and Union governments over arrival of two central teams in state to assess coronavirus situation.