The West Bengal government on Monday extended the lockdown until September 30 in the wake of the coronavirus disease outbreak, authorities said.
Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha said there will be a full shutdown in West Bengal on September 7, 11 and 12.
In accordance with the Center’s ‘Unblock 4’ guidelines, Metro’s rail service in the state will gradually resume beginning September 8.
As of Monday, West Bengal has registered a total of 1,59,785 positive cases of Covid-19, of which 3,176 people succumbed to the viral contagion, according to the count of the Ministry of Health. The state has 25,657 active cases and a total of 1,30,952 people have recovered from the disease.
Due to the continuous blockade since March, all government and private establishments, banks, shops and markets remained closed. Essential services, such as drug stores and milk supply, were kept out of the reach of the shutdown. Gasoline pumps also remained operational during the day.
Flight services at Kolkata International Airport remained suspended, while long-distance trains were rescheduled at Howrah and Sealdah terminals.
Inland waterway ferry services also did not operate on Monday.
(With PTI inputs)
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