West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday dominated out any risk of a lockdown or evening curfew within the state however introduced that each one faculties will probably be shut for 2 months and summer time holidays will probably be declared, contemplating the current state of affairs.
Meanwhile, Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel mentioned that there was “no scientific evidence that indicates a lockdown will definitely break the chain (of transmission)”. The state reported 11,403 circumstances and 117 deaths on Monday. On April 1, Gujarat had reported 2,410 circumstances and 9 deaths.
Responding to a query, Patel instructed mediapersons, “…several states, countries have seen significant reporting of Covid-19 cases despite a lockdown… in the first wave, we could break the chain with a lockdown but in this second wave, the virus is highly infectious”.
Announcing a slash in fee for RT-PCR assessments at 55 personal laboratories throughout Gujarat, Patel, who additionally holds the well being portfolio, indicated that there isn’t any plan for a lockdown. “We are keeping a night curfew because a lot of people go to hotels, restaurants, pan stalls and roam around in society compounds… increasing chances of infection… no state is going for a complete lockdown…”
Speaking at a press convention in West Bengal’s Malda, Chief Minister Banerjee mentioned, “We have no plans to impose a lockdown in Bengal as of now. Will just a lockdown solve the problem? People have to be given some time. The cases are rising also because thousands of people are coming in from outside. People will suffer if we impose lockdown.”
She additionally dismissed any risk of imposing an evening curfew, stating that it “will not be any solution and the focus should also be on reducing political pollution”.
Earlier within the day, Banerjee, referring to a Sunday letter she wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi almost about medicines and Covid-19 vaccines, tweeted, “With the massive surge in #Covid19 cases across India, GoWB is taking all necessary steps to protect its people. I’ve reached out the PM to help us with additional medicines and vaccines required.”