Covid Restrictions In West Bengal Extended Till July 15; Know About New Relaxations Amid Curbs

<p><strong>Kolkata: </strong>The West Bengal government on Monday extended the Covid-19 restrictions with some relaxations across the state till July 15</p> <p>As per the decision by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, the private and corporate offices can remain open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with 50 percent working capacity.</p> <p>The salons and beauty parlours have been allowed to open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with 50 percent seating capacity provided the staff members have been vaccinated.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ |<span style="color: #e03e2d;"> <a style="color: #e03e2d;" title="" href="https://ift.tt/3w2pFLA" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-toggle="tooltip" data-html="true" data-original-title="Story ID: 1466212">'He's A Corrupted Man': West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Hits At Guv Dhankhar As Govt 'Plans' To Demand His Removal</a></span></strong></p> <p>The gyms across the state have been allowed to open with 50 percent capacity.</p> <p>The banks will remain open between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.</p> <p>The decision comes as West Bengal registered over 1,800 fresh coronavirus cases and 29 deaths in the last 24 hours,</p> <p>The state presently has 21,884 active coronavirus cases.</p> <p>Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had earlier last week written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention for an early approval for Covaxin from the World Health Organisation (WHO).</p> <p>[tw]https://twitter.com/MamataOfficial/status/1408008459845398529[/tw]</p> <p>&ldquo;I have written to the Hon'ble PM today seeking his intervention for an early approval for COVAXIN from @WHO. A large number of students travel abroad for pursuing higher studies and amid an already critical situation, we must take every possible step to ease their lives,&rdquo; she tweeted and shared the letter written to Prime Minister Modi.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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