Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee extends partial lockdown

KOLKATA: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday extended the bi-weekly partial lockdown till August 31 across the state in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus that is touching 67,000-mark in West Bengal. She said there would be no lockdown in the state on August 1st on the occasion of Bakrid.

''We have decided to extend the partial lockdown in the state till August 31. Earlier, it was in force till July 31. Corona is now at its peak in Bengal. If the situation improves we will take the next call accordingly,'' she said, adding that there will be lockdown in containment zones only on August 1 and complete lockdown on Sunday.

Banerjee said that there would also be no lockdown on August 3 because of Raksha Bandhan.

Next bi-weekly lockdown will be enforced on August 8-9 (Saturday and Sunday). (IANS) 

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