No fresh lockdown advisory from Centre; Bengal to continue status quo: Home Department

The state home department of West Bengal said that they were yet to receive any advisory from GOI on lockdown update and thus status quo with the same arrangements will continue in WB until further notification.

Kolkata: The West Bengal government decided to carry on with the arrangements already in place after receiving no fresh advisory from the Union government on Sunday, when the lockdown 3.0 is ending, the state home department said.

According to a tweet of the home department, a notification on the comprehensive plan regarding the continuation of the status quo in the state will be issued on Monday.

"No advisory yet received from GOI till today evening on lockdown update. Status quo with same arrangements to continue in WB until further notification. We will notify our comprehensive plan tomorrow afternoon," said the tweet.

• No advisory yet received from GOI till today evening on lockdown update. Status quo with same arrangements to continue in WB until further notification. We will notify our comprehensive plan tomorrow afternoon.

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  No advisory yet received from GOI till today evening on lockdown update. Status quo with same arrangements to continue in WB until further notification. We will notify our comprehensive plan tomorrow afternoon.

  — HOME DEPARTMENT - GOVT. OF WEST BENGAL (@HomeBengal) May 17, 2020

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  No advisory yet received from GOI till today evening on lockdown update. Status quo with same arrangements to continue in WB until further notification. We will notify our comprehensive plan tomorrow afternoon.

  — HOME DEPARTMENT - GOVT. OF WEST BENGAL (@HomeBengal) May 17, 2020

Till Saturday, West Bengal recorded 160 COVID-19 deaths with at least 2,576 confirmed cases.

(PTI)