West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the current lockdown measures, in lieu of the COVID-19 pandemic, will remain in place in the state till September 20. After a Cabinet meeting, Banerjee said that the Metro rail services in Kolkata can resume by observing social distancing and other precautionary norms. The Chief Minister further added, "Schools, colleges and other educational institutes would remain closed in the state till September 20." So from September 1, flight services from these six states can resume thrice a week." On Tuesday, the COVID-19 death toll in West Bengal mounted to 2,909 after 58 more people succumbed to the disease.

Source: dna August 26, 2020 15:00 UTC