The dismal Covid-19 testing rate in populous West Bengal — the lowest among all major states in the country — sums up Mamata Banerjee government’s callous and dangerous attitude towards public health. Her hide-and-seek policy in dealing with the pandemic is irrational and counter-productive. Banerjee must stop playing politics with people’s lives.
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