Published 21:30 IST, June 30th 2020

West Bengal govt releases fresh guidelines after extending lockdown till 31 July; Read

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on June 24 extended the lockdown in the state to curb the spread of the deadly infection

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on June 24 extended lockdown in state to curb spre of dely infection. refore in pursuance to anuncement me by state government for extension of lockdown measures to contain and combat spre of COVID -19.

Following activities continue to remain prohibited -

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  • Schools, ICDS centers, colleges, educational / training /coaching institutions etc.
  • Cinema halls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, atres, bars, auditoriums, and assembly halls.
  • Social, political, sports, entertainment, acemic, cultural, religious and or large congregations.

Following ditional relaxations are hereby allowed strictly following rms of physical distancing and wearing of masks:

  • Up to 50 guests for marri related garings outside Affected Area.
  • Morning walk in parks outside Affected Area from 5:30 AM to 8:30 AM.

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rms of physical distancing, wearing of masks, health, and hygiene protocol must be strictly followed. Manment bodies/owners/in-charge of institutions, organizations, shops and establishments and workplaces, etc. shall be responsible for compliance of stated rms and directives. Any violation in compliance of rms of physical distancing, wearing of masks and health & hygiene protocol, and or directives shall attract penal action as per law.

Movement of individuals shall remain strictly prohibited between 10:00 PM to 5:00 AM except for essential activities including operation of industrial units in shifts; movement.

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Bengal's COVID crisis

Bengal has been embroiled in a tussle with Centre over inter-ministerial central teams' visit, testing kits, PPEs and number of COVID deaths. While Banerjee accused ICMR of sending defective testing kits, ICMR rebuked Bengal to report correct number of COVID deaths as Bengal was excluding deaths due to co-morbidities. Currently, Bengal has extended its lockdown as its tally touched 17,283, while toll mounted to 639

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Mamata Banerjee Declares Free Ration For Poor In WB Till June 2021

dressing media on Tuesday, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee anunced that poor would be provided free ration in state till June 2021. This statement came minutes after PM Modi declared extension of Prhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana to end of vember 2020. When asked about extension of PMGKAY, she refused to comment citing that she was busy in a Cabinet meeting.

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21:30 IST, June 30th 2020