West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Monday, 19 April, that summer vacations for all schools will begin from Tuesday and go on till June in view of the rising COVID cases.
Banerjee also assured people that there was no reason to panic as the Bengal government has formed task force teams to tackle the COVID surge. She asserted that night curfew was not the solution and that people should remain alert.
“We have increased 20 percent beds in hospitals,” she told PTI. She further asked the Centre to ensure smooth supply of vaccines, medicines, and oxygen cylinders.