Mamata warned of massive Covid-19 spike

Expressing concern over the unrelenting surge in Covid-19 cases in Bengal, doctors in Kolkata have written to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to take stricter measures to restrict public gathering during Durga puja, as it might "lead to a tsunami" of infections. BR Satpati, an advisor at the health department and member of the state's Covid -19 expert committee, however, asserted that the government was taking requisite measures to ensure people's safety. Members of Joint Platform of Doctors, in their letter to Mamata, referred to the steep rise in coronavirus cases in Kerala after the recent Onam festival, and a similar situation in Spain following International Women's Day celebrations and a football match to make their point.