Kolkata: West Bengal authorities on Friday introduced recent Covid-19 restrictions. As per the brand new order, buying complexes, malls, magnificence parlours, cinema halls, eating places, bars, gyms and sports activities complexes will stay closed till additional orders.
The choice comes only a day after the conclusion of 8-phase meeting election within the state.
West Bengal authorities has now imposed the next restrictions within the state:
- Shopping complexes, malls, magnificence parlours, cinema halls, eating places, bars, gyms and sports activities complexes will stay closed.
- Online companies and residential supply permitted.
- All social/cultural/educational entertainment-related gatherings and congregations prohibited.
- Bazaars/Haats will stay open solely from 7 to 10 am within the morning and three to five pm within the afternoon.
- Essential companies to stay outdoors the mentioned time restrictions.
As for the restrictions associated to election end result announcement day (May 2), the order states that “All activities related to electoral counting processes and victory rallies/processions will be guided by the guidelines already issued by the ECI”.
“Unnecessary congregations in the neighbourhoods of counting halls will also be discouraged and restricted and will have to abide by the physical distancing norms and other Covid appropriate behaviour,” it provides stating that “it has to be ensured that crowding/loitering near the counting venue is averted”.
Here is a duplicate of the order:
(Source: ANI)
Election & Covid Surge
Over 76 per cent voter turnout was recorded until 5:30 pm throughout polling for the eighth and last section of the West Bengal Assembly elections on Thursday.
The general polling course of was reported to be peaceable barring a number of stray incidents of violence. Earlier within the day, firecrackers have been set off outdoors central Kolkata’s Mahajati Sadan, which have been initially alleged to be crude bombs however the preliminary investigation revealed that banned firecrackers have been set off and never bombs.
The in depth 8-phase polling preceded by mass campaigning by political events is being seen as the rationale behind the surge of Coronavirus circumstances within the state.
With two phases remaining, Election Commission had banned all bodily and automobile rallies paying attention to Coronavirus norms violation.
In the newest figures, West Bengal recorded 17,403 new Covid-19 circumstances on Thursday taking the overall tally to eight,10,955. The general loss of life toll was reported to be 11,248 with 89 new fatalities. Total lively circumstances within the state are 1,10,241.
Meanwhile, the Election outcomes are going to be introduced on Sunday after the counting of votes. EC has been directed to make sure correct Covid norms and events have been requested to not take pleasure in main victory celebrations/processions in view of the present scenario.
