The West Bengal government on Friday extended Covid-19 restrictions till November 30 with additional relaxations, one of them being permission for local trains to operate at 50 per cent seating capacity from Sunday — almost six months after services were stopped to check the spread of the disease.
The administration also allowed the movement of people and vehicles between 11 pm to 5 am from November 2 to 5 for Kali Puja festivities, an official order here said. It granted similar relaxations for Chhath Puja on November 10 and 11.
According to the order, cinema halls, theatres, auditoriums, shopping malls, spas, and gyms will be allowed to function at 70 per cent capacity from October 31, but not beyond 11 pm.
