No lockdown, West Bengal to impose COVID-19 curbs in phases to tackle third wave
Zee News
According to a senior official of the state government, though the daily rate of infection is high, it is not alarming. "There is no pressure on the hospitals and there is no report of Oxygen shortage in the state. Naturally, the government is trying to keep a close watch on the development and will impose restrictions when needed," the official said.
Kolkata: Though the daily Covid infection rate is increasing leaps and bounds in West Bengal with the most infected in the capital city, the state government is likely to impose curbs in phases and is unlikely to go for a total lockdown.
According to a senior official of the state government, though the daily rate of infection is high, it is not alarming. "There is no pressure on the hospitals and there is no report of Oxygen shortage in the state. Naturally, the government is trying to keep a close watch on the development and will impose restrictions when needed," the official said.
According to a state health department official, though the infection rate is high, 80 per cent of the infected are asymptomatic and 17 per cent of the symptomatic patients are being treated at home. Only 3 per cent need hospitalization and the death rate is also very low.
