Taking further preventive measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the biweekly lockdown in her state will continue till September 17.
As per the announcement made by her, the lockdown in West Bengal will be observed on September 7, 11 and 12. However, the educational institutes, including schools and colleges, will remain closed in West Bengal till September 20.
The Mamata Banerjee-led administration in West Bengal has no issues if local trains and metro rail services are resumed in the state and has even allowed resumption of flight services from six cities to Kolkata that had been suspended since July 6.
Flights to Kolkata from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai and Ahmedabad were stopped from July 6 as the state government stepped up efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The dates were extended multiple times.