Kolkata: When the positivity counts in the city records a temporary marginal decline in Covid cases as a whole in the country remains above 19,000-mark and doctors continue to advise, the state government stepping on a fine line on Saturday, expanding Covid limitations until January 31 when possible Relaxation is calibrated for ceremonies and exhibitions given the wedding season and various winter exhibitions that support thousands of livelihoods in the rural Bengal.
When attendance at social, religious and cultural meetings is limited to 50 people at a time, for weddings, it has now been upgraded to 200 people at a time or capacity of 50% of the hall, which is lacking.
This is considering the upcoming wedding season.
Enasting restrictions at the meeting left many relieved.
Anju Banerjee, a resident of Behala has been happy with orders because now allows him to invite 200 guests for his daughter’s wedding Ashmita on January 24.
“The New Order is very relieving.
Now, we don’t need to reduce the number of guests, but must ensure that they come in a staggered way so that there are no more than 200 guests at each time point.” Permissions have also been given to hold the exhibition and weld in the reason Open after the Covid protocol.
While the Kolkata Book exhibition is marching, so various other exhibitions include handloom and handicrafts.
Publisher & Publisher Guild Secretary General Sudhanshu Dey welcomed the country’s decision to relax the guidelines.
“I hope this will allow Kolkata’s book exhibition to be held,” he said.
The book exhibition was initially scheduled to start on December 31 but experienced uncertainty after the increase in cases from January and the subsequent restrictions were announced.
“We will immediately talk to CM,” said President Guild Tridib Chatterjee.
However, his order, fitness left Freaks was not happy because no one was said about the reopening of the gymnasium.
The tour operator was also disappointed because they hoped the hotel would be able to operate with a capacity of 50%.
“After reviewing the current Covid Pandemic situation and concern because the new Covid Omicron variant, the State Executive Committee of the State Disaster Management Authority is recommended to continue restrictions at this time and allow multilevel relaxation.
Wearing masks and maintenance from physical distance along with health and cleanliness protocols must be followed, “Notification words.
There is no relaxation in the night limit in place at 10pm to 5 in the morning.
Thus, restaurants, pubs, malls and theater cinema which currently operate at a capacity of 50% must be closed at that time.
Most of them turned off half an hour earlier to allow customers to return home before the guards.
Saturday orders also do not change the presence in the office, both government and private, which is currently limited to 50%.
Entrepreneurs continue to be designed to encourage work-from-house in the current scenario.
Also, schools, colleges and other educational institutions will continue to be closed as they have been directed at the previous order.
There is no indication when the school will be allowed to reopen but if the postponement of a three-week civil poll is an indication, it is impossible for students to return to physical classrooms in the near future.