The patient, a resident of Dum Dum in the northern part of the city, was undergoing treatment in the critical care unit (CCU) equipped with life-saving devices like ECMO at the private hospital with severe respiratory trouble and high fever since Saturday.
She further said that companies which have a turnover of less than five crore, no interest, no late fee, or no penalty will be charged.
Kolkata and all other municipal and district towns in West Bengal are under a complete lockdown in an attempt to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the latest update by the Washington-based John Hopkins University, the US has so far reported 46,450 coronavirus cases, with 590 deaths.
Senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan took oath as chief minister of the state on Monday night.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan passed the floor test in the state Assembly on Tuesday by voice vote, a day after assuming office.
Japan PM Shinzo had earlier pledged to host the Tokyo Olympics as scheduled and refused to declare the COVID-19 pandemic an emergency in his country.
The COVID-19 disease has killed 16,557 people worldwide out of 381,499 confirmed cases. A total of 101,794 people have recovered.
Yesterday, the Delhi government has proposed a budget provision of Rs 7,704 crore for the health sector in 2020-21.
The minister made the announcement while addressing a news conference via video conferencing.
