COVID-19: Mamata urges Modi to stop all flights to West Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop all state-bound flights as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. So far, seven positive cases of COVID-2919 have been reported from the state.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop all state-bound flights as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
In a letter to the prime minister on Monday (March 23), Banerjee has requested Modi to issue necessary instructions in this regard. So far, seven positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported from the state.
The chief minister noted in her letter that her government had suspended all inter-state public transport and reduced the number of intra-state buses due to coronavirus threat.
“I would request you to kindly make arrangements to issue necessary instructions to stop all flights coming to West Bengal with immediate effect so that the source of spreading infection is effectively contained and the lockdown in the state is implemented in true letter and spirit,” Banerjee wrote.
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West Bengal on Sunday announced a partial lockdown from 5 pm on Monday till March 27 midnight, in an attempt to arrest the spread of the disease.
“The Government of West Bengal has taken multiple proactive measures to prevent the spread of infection and for upgrading the health infrastructure in the state to address the crisis. We have announced massive critical safety regulation measures from 5 pm today,” the chief minister wrote.
(With inputs from agencies)