Coronavirus: CM Mamata Announces Strict Lockdown Along Bengal's Border
- CM Mamata Banerjee called for the strictest enforcement of the lockdown along Bengal’s borders to keep migrant workers out of the state.
- She even directed the administration not to entertain requests from MLAs and MPs on this issue.
- At the same time, she also took several steps to restore the supply of commodities.
- She said that sweet shops will stay open four hours each day and kirana stores and home deliveries will be allowed to function as normal.
- To cope with hospital bed shortage, each district has been asked to identify private hospitals, university campuses, and other centres for use as isolation wards for fever patients.
