A day after saying a partial lockdown within the state, the West Bengal authorities on Saturday issued extra restrictions to curb the rising variety of Covid-19 instances.
In a brand new order, the state authorities stated on Saturday that no more than 50 individuals will likely be allowed to be current at marriage ceremonies and different congregations.
“Marriage gatherings and other familial gatherings will also be seriously restricted and subjected to strict observance of Covid appropriate norms (e.g. strict use of masks, sanitizers, physical distancing, etc). Generally speaking, the number of invitees to marriages and other familial gatherings should be restricted to the minimum possible number, and at no point of time should there be congregations of more than 50 persons in any ceremony,” the order acknowledged.
The authorities additional acknowledged that similar to markets, all retail retailers and standalone retailers can keep open solely from 7 am to 10 am and three pm to five pm. The order, nonetheless, added that these restrictions is not going to apply to shops offering providers associated to healthcare, electrical energy, telecom, transport, grocery, sweets, meat store, milk provide, and many others. “Use of masks, sanitizers, and physical distancing would be compulsory in all these public places,” it acknowledged.
The restrictions had been imposed with quick impact and can stay in place till additional orders.
On Friday, the West Bengal authorities has ordered all procuring malls, magnificence parlours, cinema halls, eating places, bars, sports activities complexes, gyms, spas, swimming swimming pools to shut till additional discover. It had additionally prohibited all types of social, cultural, tutorial and leisure gatherings.