The Mamata Banerjee authorities on Thursday prolonged the Covid-19 restrictions until August 30, however relaxed the night time curfew timings.
The night time curfew, which was earlier in pressure from 9 pm to five am, will now be between 11 pm and 5 am.
Addressing a press convention on Thursday, Banerjee mentioned native trains can be allowed to run solely after extra individuals from rural areas have been vaccinated.
“Lots of people are asking why we’re not permitting native trains. Unless we’re in a position to vaccinate extra individuals in rural areas, we can’t permit native trains to run.
Amid fears of the onset of a 3rd wave of the coronavirus someday in September, the CM curbs Covid.
On the present Covid scenario within the state, Banerjee mentioned, “There has been a discount within the variety of Covid instances. We are registering 600-800 new instances every day. Bed occupancy is shut to three%. West Bengal has reported minimal wastage of vaccines. We are first among the many states within the nation by way of vaccination.
The authorities additional clarified that solely emergency providers can be allowed to perform in the course of the night time curfew.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the state reported 10 Covid deaths, taking the overall quantity to 18,268. 747 new instances have been reported within the final 24 hours, taking the cumulative determine to fifteen,36,446.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
