West Bengal extends bi-weekly lockdown till mid-September: Here are the dates

Mamata Banerjee also announced an extension of the closure of educational institutes in West Bengal till September 20.

Moneycontrol News

August 27, 2020 / 09:46 AM IST

In view of surging novel coronavirus infection in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has extended the bi-weekly complete lockdown across the state till mid-September.

The chief minister announced on August 26 that the state would observe the complete lockdown on September 7, 11 and 12, saying COVID cases were rising in many places.

The West Bengal government has been implementing a bi-weekly total lockdown since July 23, after the admission of community transmission in some parts of the state.

Banerjee also announced an extension of the closure of educational institutes till September 20.

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