West Bengal extends Covid-19 restrictions till December 15

The movement of people and vehicles continues to be prohibited in West Bengal between 11pm and 5am, except in emergency situations.

The West Bengal government on Tuesday extended the exisiting norms necessitated to check the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the state till December 15.

Visitors sit without wearing masks inside Alipore zoo amid the scare of new coronavirus variant, in Kolkata on Monday. (ANI)

Among others, the government continues to prohibit all outdoor activities, including movement of people and vehicles between 11pm and 5am, except for health services, law & order and essential commodities.

The Covid-19 lockdown in West Bengal was extended till November 30 after a review of the current Covid-19 pandemic situation in the state, read the order issued by the state secretariat, Nabanna. The lockdown extension was recommended by the state executive committee of the West Bengal state disaster management authority, it said.

The Bengal government asked all the district administrations, police commisionerates 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.

The announcement comes a day after West Bengal on Monday reported 511 new infections, taking the tally to 16,15,378, as per official data.