Restaurants in Bengal allowed to operate for 3 hours
The Hindu
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday allowed restaurants in the State to operate with limited capacity from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. after fully vaccinating its staff and maintaining COVID-19 protocol. Ms. Banerjee held a meeting of different chambers of commerce who sought her permission to open restaurants. The Chief Minister, however, refused permission to allow malls and shopping complexes in the city to open and said a decision on the request would be taken after June 16. The State government has extended the curbs and restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic till June 16. Local train and metro services have been suspended in the State and markets are grocery shops are allowed to open from noon to 3 p.m. The relaxations for restaurants follows the drop in COVID-19 infections in the State. On June 2, the State saw 8,923 new cases and 135 deaths. A few weeks ago, the number of daily infections had crossed over 20,000.
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