oxygen concentrators, cylinders, containers and COVID-related drugs. Many of the donors have approached the state government to consider exemption of these from customs duty, SGST, CGST, IGST," she said in the letter."As the rate structure falls under the purview of the central government, I would request that these items may be exempted from GST/customs duty and other such duties and taxes to help remove supply constraints of the above-mentioned life-saving drugs and equipment and contribute towards effective management of the Covid-19 pandemic," Banerjee said.She has been attacking the PM Modi-led central government for "failing" to control the spread of the disease in the country.Never miss a story!

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Rare fish that lives thousands of feet under the ocean washes ashore in California state park

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Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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