<span style="color: #222222;">Amid rising cases of Covid-19, the West Bengal government has announced plans to make the RT-PCR test report mandatory for inter-state movement.</span><br />''<br />''Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced this after holding a review meeting in the state secretariat today. Within the last week, more than 45 thousand people in the state have been affected by Covid-19 while over 30 thousand are in home isolation. <br />''<br />''Positivity rate has been increased to 23.17 per cent.  The CM stated, 194 hospitals in West Bengal have been identified as Covid hospitals. 403 micro containment zones have been set up so far.  She hinted upon taking more stringent measures if the number continues to rise like this. Ms Banerjee instructed the administration to strictly implement Covid norms and asked the police personnel to take strict action against all who are not abiding by the rules.<br />''<br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The state reported over 14 thousand fresh covid cases yesterday with more than 6 thousand cases in Kolkata alone.</span><br />