Total lockdown will hamper livelihood, strict measures taken to curb COVID spread: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that she has taken strict measures to control the spread of the coronavirus infection in the state, reported PTI. “A total lockdown will hamper livelihood of people,” she added.

"We have taken strict measures, a total lockdown will hamper livelihood of people," Banerjee said, addressing a press conference at the state secretariat following the first cabinet meeting of her newly formed government.

At a press conference in the state secretariat, the Chief Minister said that her government has allowed religious and cultural programmes to be held with a maximum of 50 citizens.

“No Eid prayers and gatherings will be there at Red Road [in Kolkata] as decided by Muslim leaders,” she said. “I request that there should be no big gatherings as azaan [Islamic call to prayer] can be heard from home.”

She urged the central government to facilitate free- of-cost vaccination for all.

The CM further said that her government has sought three crore vaccine doses from the Centre for West Bengal, of which one crore will be distributed among private hospitals.

Contending that peace prevails in the state, Banerjee affirmed that her government will act against anyone circulating fake videos over post-post violence.

Meanwhile, West Bengal on Sunday registered its highest single-day rise in coronavirus cases, logging 19,441 infections. With this, the overall infection tally in the state rose to 9,93,159 since the pandemic broke out in January last year. The toll climbed to 12,327 after 124 patients died.

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