India, June 9 -- With West Bengal accounting for the third highest active Covid cases in India after Kerala and Gujarat, chief minister Mamata Banerjee held a meeting on Monday with top government officials and experts to take stock of the preparations in the state.

"We held a meeting today so that we may remain prepared. Senior officials from various departments attended the meeting along with experts in the field. We hope that there won't be another pandemic. We need to remain alert. But there is no need to panic," Banerjee told media persons at the state secretariat after the meeting.

There were at least 747 active Covid cases in the state till Monday morning. At least 54 active cases were added in the last 24 hours. While Kerala has...