Bengal Allows Eateries To Open For 3 Hours With Vaccinated Staff

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee said government is also thinking of allowing shopping malls to open with 25% workforce after Covid curbs end on June 15.

With the Covid-19 situation improving in West Bengal, the state government on Thursday decided to allow restaurants to open for three hours in the evening, provided people working there are vaccinated, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said. The government is also thinking of allowing shopping malls to open with 25 per cent workforce after the ongoing Covid related restrictions come to an end on June 15, she said at a meeting with representatives of various chambers of commerce at the state secretariat. "Covid-19 contagion is declining in West Bengal following the imposition of restrictions. Restaurants can be opened for three hours in the evening from 5 pm to 8 pm provided the people working there are vaccinated," Ms Banerjee said. However, it is not immediately clear from which date the eateries can start operating.