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    Testing strategy of COVID-19 Govt. of West Bengal (dated 11.01.2022)   Who may be tested:   A. In community settings:   1. Symptomatic individuals   2. Contact of laboratory confirmed cases   a) Symptomatic   b) Asymptomatic if >60 years of age and individuals with co-morbidity like diabetes,  chronic lung disease, chronic kidney disease (with or without dialysis), malignancy,  obesity   3. Symptomatic pregnant women and asymptomatic pregnant women with history of contact  in or near labour   4. Individuals undertaking international travel (as per country specific requirements)  5. International travelers arriving at airports/seaports/ ports of entries   B. In Hospital settings:   Testing may be undertaken as per discretion of the treating doctor with the following  considerations:   1. No emergency procedure (including surgeries and deliveries) should be delayed for lack of a  test.   2. Patients once tested positive for COVID-19 should not be retested.   3. Elective procedures

 ATM /Debit card facility for the pensioners এখন থেকে পেনসনারদের ও মিলবে এটিম বা ডেবিট কার্ডের সুবিধা ৷ Government of West Bengal Finance Department Audit Branch, Group T Nabanna, Howrah - 711 102 (E —285670) No:120-F(Y)                   Dated. 13th January,2022  Notification         As per existing Pension Rules of the Govt. of West Bengal, the Pensioners and the Family Pensioners of the State Govt. can withdraw pension from their pension accounts maintained with respective banks by cheque or withdrawal slips issued by those banks. Facilities of withdrawal of pension by using ATM/Debit Card or through Net Banking portal of the pension disbursing banks are not allowed.           However, the matter of providing facilities of withdrawal of pensions by using ATM/Debit Card or through Net Banking portal of the pension disbursing banks to the Pensioners and Family 'Pensioners of the State Government, especially under the prevailing pandemic situation, was under active considerati

  To combat with the imminent threat of Covid third wave ( Omicron) Government as well as Hon'ble High Court has passed some circulars. Here, are some of them- Government of West Bengal NABANNA 325, Sarat Chatterjee Road, Howrah -711102 ORDER No-753/XVII-ISS/2M-22/2020 Dated: 02/01/2022 Whereas, in order to contain spread of COVID-19 pandemic, state government vide order No 753/XVI-ISS/2M-22/2020 dated 15/12/2021 read with various orders issued earlier, notified certain restriction and relaxation measures in terms of the provisions under Disaster Management Act 2005 read with West Bengal Epidemic Disease, Covid-19 Regulations 2020, which are in force till 15/01/2022 .  Whereas, after a review of the current situation of COVID-19 pandemic and the concerns due to high rate of infectivity and multiple cases of a new COVID-19 variant “Omicron”, State Executive Committee of West Bengal State Disaster Management Authority recommended to review the current restrictions and relaxatio