Kolkata lockdown news: Today's updates from your city

Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from Kolkata.
Update at 1.40pm: SUCI members protest against Centre, West Bengal govt; demand proper arrangements for migrant workers
Update at 12.15pm: Ministry of home affairs issues revised SOP on the movement of stranded workers by trains

Update at 11.24am: Operate more special trains for migrant workers by pro-active coordination with Ministry of Railways, MHA tells states
Update at 11.17am: Lack of clarity about running of trains, buses coupled with rumours is causing unrest amongst migrant workers, MHA tells states
Update at 9.25am: Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 3,163; cases climb to 1,01,139, reports PTI quoting Union health ministry
*The state government has designated KPC Medical College for Covid-19 treatment. This will be the sixth such Covid-19 hospital in Kolkata and the third in the private sector. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced the government’s decision on Monday.
*Salons opened with hairdressers in personal protective equipment (PPE), nonessential shops started operations, keeping customers at a safe distance using queue managers, and professionals were on their way to office after being cooped up at home over the last seven weeks.
*Vast areas between Tiljala and Patuli — off EM Bypass in south Kolkata — are throwing up fresh challenges for Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Kolkata Police. The sudden spurt in cases in these parts of Kolkata, coupled with several fresh cases reported from Bhowanipore-Tollygunge and Naktala, have now raised the total number of containment zones in the south to 151.
*The state government’s decision to appoint male and female ‘helpers’ to replace nurses who have left Kolkata came as a relief for city private hospitals who have been grappling with a healthworker shortage ever since an exodus of nurses started last week.