Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5 pm.

Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5 pm. CAL 2 BIHAR-VIRUS-POSITIVE

Two fresh coronavirus cases in Bihar, total climbs to 23

Patna: Two fresh cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Bihar on Wednesday, taking the total number so far in the state to 23, an official said.

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Two COVID-19 patients die in Bengal, death count 6

Kolkata: Two persons infected with coronavirus have died in West Bengal, taking the total number of COVID-19 deaths in the state to six, a health department official said on Wednesday.

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81 Tablighi Jamaat returnees suspected in Bihar, 30 identified

Patna: Altogether 81 people are said to have travelled to different parts of Bihar after attending a congregation of Tablighi Jamaat in New Delhi's Nizamuddin, which has emerged as a COVID-19 hotspot, a top Health department official said here on Wednesday.

 

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4 more test positive for COVID-19 in Assam, all attended Tablighi Jamaat meet in Delhi

Guwahati: Four more people tested positive for COVID- 19 in Guwahati on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases in Assam to five, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

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Tripura to provide free ration to 6.19 lakh poor families for one month

Agartala: Tripura government on Wednesday announced that 6.19 lakh poor families in the state would get free ration for one month in view of the COVID-19 situation and the 21-day lockdown.

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SLSA seeks report from Home Secy on allegations of police highhandedness during lockdown

Kolkata: The State Legal Services Authority (SLSA) has called for a report from West Bengal Home secretary and the Kolkata Police Commissioner on an allegation of highhandedness by law enforcers with regard to imposition of lockdown over the coronavirus spread, an official said here on Wednesday.

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COVID-19: Odisha govt urges people with travel history to follow home quarantine norms

Bhubaneswar: A day after the detection of the fourth COVID-19 patient in the state, who returned from Dubai and did not show symptoms of the disease, the Odisha government on Wednesday urged people "with travel history but no symptoms" to strictly observe the 14-day home quarantine norms.