Covid-19: West Bengal govt announces extension of lockdown till July 31

Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday held an all-party meeting in Kolkata over Covid-19 situation in the state. (ANI P...Read More
KOLKATA: The West Bengal government has announced extension of lockdown till July 31 to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the state. The decision was taken by chief minister Mamata Banerjee during an all-party meeting at Nabanna in Kolkata.
As per the Union health ministry, West Bengal has a total of 14,728 confirmed Covid-19 cases, of which 580 people have succumbed to the infection.
Dilip Ghosh, president of BJP's West Bengal unit, Manoj Howladar from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Swapan Banerjee from Communist Party of India, Pradip Bhattacharya from Congress were among those who participated in the meeting.
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