Mamata govt allows opening of mishti shops in West Bengal amid Coronavirus lockdown

Amid coronavirus lockdown in country, West Bengal government has ordered that sweetmeat shops will be allowed to operate with minimum staff during lockdown. Even as 'mishti' shops do t fall in list of essential food items, Mamata Banerjee government has said that y will be allowed to operate everyday for 4 hours. Issuing  order late on Monday evening, government said that only take away facility will available. 

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Sweet makers wrote to CM Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee government has taken step despite rising coronavirus cases sweet-makers in state wrote to her last week, requesting y be allowed to open ir shops. As per reports Paschimbanga Mistanna Byabasayi Samiti, had mailed a letter to chief minister’s office Wednesday, urging CM to allow m to operate ir shops, citing restaurants, which have been allowed to cater to take away orders. letter also said that litres of milk were being wasted due to a halt in operations. 

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Coronavirus cases in West Bengal

total number of coronavirus cases has risen to 22 in West Bengal, including two deaths. An elderly man from Kolkata had died from COVID-19 last week and its second COVID-19 fatality was recorded on Monday. 

A 44-year-old woman from Kalimpong, who was recently infected with coronavirus, died at a state-run hospital in rth Bengal early this morning. She had recently returned from Chennai, where she had gone for treatment of her daughter. Her daughter and doctor, who was treating woman, have been quarantined at a centre, a health department official said. Meanwhile, 67 people who came in contact with family of five COVID-19 patients of Tehatta in Nadia district have been put under home quarantine.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ramped up measures to fight outbreak through setting up dal hospitals in all 22 districts of state to treat such patients. Banerjee anunced that an insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh would be extended to healthcare professionals, sanitation workers and police personnel, who have been aiding government in fight against coronavirus. Earlier, government had sanctioned an insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh for people working in healthcare sector. She said anyone found ostracising healthcare workers who have been attending to COVID-19 patients would be arrested.

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