Most areas of West Bengal's Hooghly district declared COVID-19 containment zones

Kolkata, Apr 21 () Most parts of the Hooghlydistrict in West Bengal was declared as COVID-19 containmentzones by the state government, a senior official said onTuesday.

All wards of the municipalities of Uttarpara Kotrang, Dankuni, Srerampore, Rishra, Konnagar, Baidyabati,Champadani, Chandannagar, Bhadreshwar have been identified asCOVID-19 containment zones, he said.

The gram panchayats of Raghunathpur in SreramporeUttarpara block, Kumirmora, Bhagwatipur, Haripur of ChanditalaI block and Garalgacha, Barijhati of Chanditala II, Mundalika,Kotalpur and Dilakhas under the Hooghly (Rural) PoliceDistrict have also been identified as containment areas, anorder issued by the office of the district magistrate said.

Areas under the gram panchayats of Rashidpur,Rajbhalhat I, Rabhalhat II of Jangipara block have been alsobeen declared containment zones, the order stated.

Though there have not been many cases in thedistrict, we are imposing the restrictions as a precautionarymeasure to contain the spread of the virus. Nobody will beallowed to go out, and nobody will be allowed to come in, asenior official of the Hooghly district administration told.

Any office, whether that of the government or aprivate entity, has been prohibited from opening in theseareas which are affected or susceptible to be infected, theorder said.

The instruction further stipulates that only a fewprivate and commercial establishments like IT and ITES, e-commerce of essential goods, banks, NBFC are allowed to be 25per cent manpower. Other private offices to remain closed," itstated.

Till Monday evening, West Bengal witnessed 12 deathsdue to COVID-19, and 330 positive cases. SCHSOM SOM