Bengal chief secretary Rajiva Sinha on Saturday unveiled a detailed Covid-19 containment plan for sensitive areas, including parts of Calcutta, Howrah, North 24-Parganas and Hooghly, to thwart the possibility of community spread. Sources in the administration said that before the chief secretary announced the detailed containment plan, the local authorities had already started the groundwork since morning. In case of Calcutta, the home delivery of essentials is expected to begin on Monday,” a source said. Intensive police patrolling is being conducted in the containment zones to ensure that nobody steps out of their homes unnecessarily. “We barricaded the containment zones in the district last night.

Source: The Telegraph April 18, 2020 22:30 UTC