The West Bengal government on Thursday extended the restrictions necessitated to contain the Covid-19 disease in the state till August 15.  All government programmes have been permitted to continue indoors with a 50% seating capacity, while the state-wide curb on the movement of the people and vehicles between 9p m and 5am continues, according to the revised guidelines issued by the West Bengal government.

Giving more details, Buses, taxis, autorickshaws have been permitted to operate with 50 percent capacity. Offices, both government and private, are also allowed to function with half the manpower, it said. The restrictions, imposed on May 16, were last extended till July 30. Also, All the district administrations were asked to ensure strict compliance of directives related to wearing of masks and social distancing.

The Bengal government asked all the district admins, police and local authorities to ensure strict compliance with the stated directives. Any violation of the restriction's measures will be liable for proceedings as per provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, and under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the government order warned.

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