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West Bengal extends Covid-19 curbs till March 31, relaxation on Holika Dahan

On Tuesday the West Bengal government extended the Covid-19 curbs and existing relaxations till March 31, providing relaxation on ‘Holika Dahan’.

According to the order by the state government, the movement of people and vehicles along with public gatherings will be prohibited from 12 am to 5 am, except on ‘Holika Dahan’ (March 17). Only essential and emergency services will be allowed during the restricted time period.

The government underlined that wearing masks, hygiene protocol, and maintaining physical distancing must be followed.

Meanwhile, Covid-19 vaccination for the age group of 12-14 years already started from March 16 all over the country and the Centre on Tuesday said that only Corbevax vaccine would be administered to the 12-14-year-old kids. The centre also changed the condition of booster dose to include everyone above the age of 60. Earlier, the administration of precaution dose was restricted to those above 60 years of age with comorbidities, frontline workers, and healthcare workers.

Lockdown imposed in Sonarpur Municipality area after rise in Covid-19 cases.

Sonarpur municipality area in South 24 Parganas district of Bengal, has been imposed with lockdown for 3days due to the extreme rise in Covid-19 cases. Sonarpur is about 20 km from the capital Kolkata.

There are 19 containment zones in the Sonarpur area so far. Only emergency services will be allowed to function during this lockdown period.

A letter was written by the the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), expressing concern over the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases.
In the letter, the ICMR has shown concern by mentioning that, since Durga Puja, Covid-19 cases have increased by around 25 % in Kolkata.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee shows concern over the rise and said that the new cases of Covid-19 in the state were mostly among those who have been fully vaccinated.
The Centre has asked the West Bengal government to immediately review over the rising Covid cases and deaths and stressed the importance of ensuring Covid-safe festivities.