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. 
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