Lockdown in Bengal from May 16 till 30 amid Covid-19 surge

Amid rising coronavirus cases, the West Bengal government on Saturday announced a completed lockdown in Bengal from May 16 till 30.

The lockdown will come into effect from tomorrow morning (Sunday) starting from 6 am. On Friday, Bengal registered its highest single-day spike of 20,846 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 10,94,802, the health department said in its bulletin.