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#COVID19 updates from Bengal - A Thread

April 11, Saturday, 9:30 pm.

#BengalFightsCorona

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➡️There are 95 active COVID-19 cases
➡️Lockdown will have a humane face
➡️It will will be enforced till April 30
➡️Three task forces under Chief Secretary, Home Secretary & Finance Secretary are operational
➡️Schools, Colleges & Universities to remain closed till June 10 (2/10)
➡️Grocery shops will be open from 10am to 6pm but no crowding will be allowed
➡️Markets will have to be scattered;no congestion will be allowed
➡️Lanes/building complexes where a positive case is detected will be sanitised,put under lockdown & contact tracing will be done (3/10)
➡️Farming will be allowed but in fewer numbers; only minimal people required will go to the fields
➡️Ward to ward sanitisation will take place
➡️In tea gardens, 25% workers instead of 15% will be allowed to work
➡️Bakeries under sanitised conditions will be allowed (4/10)
➡️ICDS mid-day meals will continue to be delivered at children's homes
➡️Pensions have been paid for two months in advance
➡️Nabanna will be closed for sanitization on Sunday and Monday (5/10)
➡️Rapid antibody testing will begin in 4-5 days. Bengal has asked for 50,000 such kits from Centre

➡️Lockdown must be followed at all costs. State will take strict action against violations (6/10)
Request to Centre

➡️CSR should not be applicable only for PM fund but CM and State funds as well
➡️BSF meetings required as Bengal has three international borders; borders have to be strong (7/10)
➡️Special packages for MSME, Tourism, Drugs, 100 Days Work and unorganised sector should be provided
➡️Rs 36,000 (+25,000) crore dues owed by Centre should be released
➡️Devolution by Centre of Rs 11,230 crore due (8/10)
➡️GST compensation due of Rs 2393 crore from December 2019 to March 2020
➡️Centre has allotted only 1% of GDP; increase it to 5%-6%, should be devolved to States (9/10)
Advisory for Media

➡️Bengal is not using the term hotspots, it is being referred to as microspots or sensitive areas
➡️Bengal is not naming such areas. Some have been identified and containment is on
➡️Media should cross-check sources while reporting (10/10)
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