KOLKATA: As many as 1,03,391 people have been asked to go on home isolation just on Tuesday when the home quarantine figures stood at 47,301 on Monday, a West Bengal health bulletin released by Swasthya Bhawan states. People sent on home isolation forms a major part of the total 1,03,419 people enlisted for observation on Tuesday.However, collection of swab samples from suspected Covid-19 patients decreased on Tuesday. The state health bulletin says 62 swab samples were collected on Monday while only 24 were collected on Tuesday.With Covid-19 cases on the rise, the state health department has beefed up the corona management system in terms of social distancing and treatment. Swasthya Bhawan has formed a seven-member critical care committee for treatment of patients at Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, that has thrown open its emergency ward for Covid-19 patients. The committee includes, Tamal Kanti Ghosh (special secretary), Asutosh Ghosh (CCU in charge SSKM), Bibhuti Saha ( HOD, School of Tropical Medicine), Saugata Dasgupta ( CCU in charge RG Kar), Monotosh Sutradhar (SSKM), Suparno Paul (RG Kar) and Soma Sil (technical officer).The state has also extended the tenure of house staffs in government hospitals by another month till April 30 in a bid to meet the deficit in the doctors’ pool. Swasthya Bhawan has arranged for isolation facilities with a total of 1,317 beds across 100 hospitals in Bengal. The state bulletin mentions that 27 swab samples, of the total 543 suspects sent for tests, have tested positive.CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday went to the Lalbazar to give a boost to the policemen on duty. “Have all of you got masks? You are not maintaining the minimum distance while on duty. You are at the forefront,” the CM said. She also wrote personally to all frontline healthcare staff. lauding their efforts, she urged them to take care of their family and be careful. She also provided each of these officers the CMO contact details to reach out should they need any help for them or their families.