New Delhi: The West Bengal authorities on Thursday (June 3, 2021) revised the lockdown pointers after reviewing the COVID-19 state of affairs within the state.
The authorities allowed the restaurants within the state to function for three hours within the night provided that the workers at these eateries and bars get vaccinated first.
“COVID-19 contagion is declining in West Bengal following the imposition of restrictions. Restaurants can be open for three hours in the evening from 5 pm to 8 pm provided the people working there are vaccinated,” Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated.
Further, the state authorities have plans to enable buying malls to function at 25 % capability and retail retailers to open for an extra one hour from June 15. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee disclosed these pointers in a gathering with representatives of varied chambers of commerce on the state secretariat.
However, CM Banerjee added that her authorities is just not in favour of shutting down enterprise within the pandemic, nonetheless because the state is making an attempt to management the illness such restrictions want to be in place.
The Chief Minister stated that her authorities was mulling the choice of vaccinating home assist in the identical approach it has deliberate to inoculate hawkers, bus conductors, distributors and others who’re thought of as “super spreaders”.
“We have been vaccinating 60-70 thousand people every day. The government cannot single-handedly vaccinate everyone. I will urge you to come forward and help us to inoculate people,” the chief minister stated.
“1.4 crore of people in West Bengal have been inoculated so far,” Banerjee stated.
“As trains are not operating now, you can inform workers at least 72 hours before. Discuss the matter with the health department and try to source vaccines from wherever possible because we are not getting enough vaccines,” Banerjee added.
The state authorities additionally revealed that the central authorities has offered the state with solely 17 lakh vaccines whereas the federal government had sought three crore doses.
Meanwhile, West Bengal on Thursday reported over 8,811 new instances of COVID-19 an infection, taking the tally to 14,03,535. The state well being division additionally revealed in a bulletin that the state recorded 108 deaths due to COVID-19 and the demise toll rose to 15,921.
(With Agency inputs)
