The Centre’s Inter-Ministerial Central Group convoy accompanied by the authorities officials moves city throughout the across the country lockdown, in wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata, Tuesday, April 21, 2020.|Picture Credit:
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The IMCT that landed on April 20 initially got little cooperation from the State.
Three days after landing in West Bengal according to directions from the Ministry of House Affairs, 2 groups of an Inter Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) on Thursday inspected COVID-19 hotspots, healthcare facilities and quarantine centres.
A group checked out a quarantine centre in Rajarhat New town area of Kolkata. This was followed by a check out to M.R. Bangur Medical Facility, which is serving as a primary COVID-19 hospital in the State. The group, led by Apurva Chandra, additional secretary, Ministry of Defence, spoke to the hospital authorities about the treatment offered and its preparedness to accommodate more patients.
On Wednesday, Mr. Chandra wrote to Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha looking for an in-depth pres