West Bengal launches "COVID warrior club", here's all you need to know about it

Amid Bengal's rising Coronavirus (COVID-19) spikes, CM Mamata Banerjee, on Monday introduced a 'COVID Warrior club', while addressing a press conference. She said that government has found 60 people who have been cured of virus in Behrampur, who will comprise first club and soon re will clubs across state. She added that se members will voluntarily make people aware of treatment of Coronavirus and will be provided a stipend for doing so.

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Bengal govt introduces 'COVID Warrior Club'

"We are starting a Covid Warrior Club. It will have recovered patients. We are starting with Behrampur where we have found 60 individuals who have been cured of Covid," she said adding," y will do voluntary service and make people aware of fact Covid can be cured. y will be given a stipend". Bengal government is also planning to produce three crore masks that will be distributed to school children and front-line workers.

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In a startling revelation, ICMR's serosurvey study conducted in Kolkata has found that over 14 per cent of Kolkata residents have developed COVID-19 antibodies. According to senior doctors, survey indicated that transmission is high in metropolis, which is far from developing herd immunity or antibodies to combat COVID-19. In neighbouring South 24-Parganas district, it is 2.5 per cent while it is 1 per cent in Alipurduar district, survey said while less than 1 per cent of antibody positivity rates have been found in districts of Purba Medinipore, Bankura and Jhargram.

survey was conducted on basis of random samples but sample size was t mentioned. Currently, BMC is preparing to undertake large-scale sero surveillance in three wards M-west, F-rth and R-rth, testing 10,000 random samples in n-slum areas. Delhi has already started a similar survey with 20,000 samples. 

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Bengal's COVID crisis

Bengal has been embroiled in a tussle with Centre over inter-ministerial central teams' visit, testing kits, PPEs and number of COVID deaths. While Banerjee accused ICMR of sending defective testing kits, ICMR rebuked Bengal to report correct number of COVID deaths as Bengal was excluding deaths due to co-morbidities. Currently, Bengal has extended its lockdown as its tally touched 17,283, while toll mounted to 639.

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