With the quantity of Coronavirus situations increasing in West Bengal, the Mamata Banerjee government has decided to impose a comprehensive lockdown in the state for a fortnight. The 15-day lockdown which comes into force from early morning tomorrow will stay in force till May 30, Chief Secretary of the state Alapan Bandyopadhyay was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. The government’s choice comes in the wake of the state registering a record raise in the quantity of Coronavirus situations with 20,846 new situations on Friday. A total of 136 Covid-19 connected deaths have been also reported in the state on the very same day.
As per the statement issued by the top rated bureaucrat of the state, the lockdown announced in the state seems to be quite harsh with all significant activities disallowed for a period of 15 days to curb the increasing spread of the illness.
Activities disallowed in the course of the lockdown:
* All government as nicely as private offices will stay closed in the course of the period of the lockdown barring the ones involved in important and emergency services, as per the lockdown order issued by the government.
* All significant suggests of transport like private cars, taxis, buses, metro, and suburban trains will stay shut in the course of the lockdown. The government will also quit intra-state buses plying from one portion of the state to one more.
* All recreational spots such as parks, zoos, sanctuaries, salons, and swimming pools in the state will also stay closed in the course of the course of the lockdown. All cinema halls, sports complexes, bars and restaurants will also stay closed.
* All educational institutions, like schools will stay closed in the course of the lockdown.
* With specialists pointing out lately concluded assembly elections in the state as a probable result in for the rise in infection, the state government has now decided to disallow all academic, cultural, administrative, political as nicely as religious gatherings in the state.
Activities permitted in the course of the lockdown:
* All retail shops in the state will be permitted to operate in the course of the morning hours among 7 AM and 10 AM to cater to the simple requirements of the individuals of the densely populated state.
* E-commerce and home delivery services in the state will continue unhindered in the course of the course of the lockdown.
* Essential services like fuel stations, water & energy utilities, healthcare shops, law and order, and media establishments will continue to operate in the course of the lockdown.
*Though the government has stopped itself from prohibiting marriage ceremonies in the lockdown, the state government has imposed a cap on maximum attendees (50) in the course of such ceremonies in the course of the period of the lockdown.