While the Centre has warned Bandyopadhyay with disciplinary action for failing to report to the DOPT, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has named the IAS official as her new chief advisor to deter him from leaving the state.
Now that the majority of adults have been infected or vaccinated or are being vaccinated, the third wave is predicted to be more dangerous for children.
On April 12th 2021, the Subject Expert Committee (SEC), a top advisory committee linked to the Drug Controller General of India, authorized Sputnik V, a COVID-19 vaccine created by the Moscow-based Gamaleya Institute, for emergency use.