Lockdown in West Bengal to check spread of COVID-19

The West Bengal government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has imposed a bi-weekly complete state-wide lockdown starting from Thursday.

The lockdown has been done to curb the spread of deadly coronavirus infection in the state.

All shops are shut and all modes of transport are off the road as part of the state government’s plan to clamp restrictions two days a week. 

Special police teams are patrolling various parts of the city, especially containment zones.

A similar lockdown will be in place on July 25 and 29. 

The step to implement the bi-weekly lockdown was taken amid admission of community transmission in some parts of the state.

Across all locations in Kolkata, police have put up barriers checking each and every vehicle to see whether they have any emergency or are related to essential services.