Shutdown till June 15 in affected areas of West Bengal

KOLKATA: The Bengal government on Saturday extended the lockdown for another two weeks till June 15. It will be enforced mainly in Covid-affected areas classified under Category A of the state containment plan and relaxed for buffer zones under Category B (areas adjoining the affected spots) and unaffected areas under Category C.
The categorisation has been made based on ground-level inputs from wards, buildings, mohallas and will not be applicable for the entire district even if it comes under the Red Zone.
The state has also stuck to its decision to throw open places of worship (with restrictions) from June 1 even though the centre has set June 8 as the date for reopening religious places.
A state notification, issued shortly after the MHA came out with the Unclock I guidelines, says authorities running places of worship would have to reopen after "consultation with the police". No more than 10 people will be allowed in these places at any given time. The MHA notification, however, doesn't impose any restriction on the number of people at religious places from June 8.
In keeping with the MHA guidelines, hotels, restaurants and shopping malls will be allowed to open from June 8. These did not figure in the state's plan of phased lifting of the lockdown. Indoor and outdoor activities related to TV and cinema production will be allowed from June 1 with a maximum of 35 people taking part. However, the state won't allow production of reality shows.
Schools, colleges and universities will be shut till June-end.