Bengal adopts twice a week statewide lockdown as Coronavirus cases surge; Details here

West Bengal government on Tuesday issued an official order detailing dates, time, and guidelines for complete lockdown twice a week till July 31, amid rising coronavirus cases. This lockdown is in addition to broad-based lockdown in containment zones.

In current week, July 23 (Thursday) and July 25 (Saturday), and July 29 (Wednesday) in next week will be observed as a complete lockdown. On se days, lockdown will remain in effect from 6 am to 10 pm.

"In view of current situation of spread of COVID 19, it is felt necessary to enforce stricter lockdown measures. It is hereby tified that statewide lockdown shall be observed on Thursday, 23 July 2020; Saturday, 25 July 2020, and Wednesday, 29 July 2020 from 6 am to 10 pm on each day," read an official order.

Here are guidelines:

During lockdown on aforesaid days all government and private offices, commercial establishments, public and private transport and all activities t covered under exceptions as below shall remain closed:

• Health services including movement of health personnel/patients by public and private transport
• Medicine shops and pharmacies
• Law and order, courts, correctional services, fire, and emergency services
• Electricity, water and conservancy services
• Continuous process industries and Industries with in-house workers
• Agriculture operations; Tea Garden operations in field
• Intrastate and interstate movement of goods
• E-Commerce; Capital and debt market services as tified by SEBI

order reiterated strict adherence to rms of physical distancing, wearing of masks, health and hygiene protocol by citizens. It furr states that movement of individuals shall remain strictly prohibited between 10 pm and 5 am except for above mentioned essential and emergency activities.

Coronavirus outbreak

West Bengal recorded a new high of 2,282 COVID-19 cases, pushing total tally in state to 44,769, health department said on Monday. At least 35 people succumbed to infection, raising death toll to 1,147, it said. number of active cases climbed to 17,204. Altoger 1,535 people have been discharged from hospitals since Sunday evening, improving COVID-19 recovery rate in state to 59.01%, department said in its bulletin.

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