On Friday, Bengal logged 6,878 recoveries, but again reset the record for the highest number of new infections in 24 hours, with 12,876. “It has been decided that in all these accommodations, health safety protocols should be maintained in the most stringent manner to prevent the pandemic from spreading. If any visitor from outside Bengal or abroad turns up in any of these places, those running the accommodations will inform the local police and health department employees. Thereafter, the visitor has to be screened and only after health department employees are satisfied would the visitor be allowed to check in,” said Surendra Kumar Meena, the district magistrate of Alipurduar. Also, no visitor can eat in the accommodation’s dining hall or restaurant.

Source: The Telegraph April 23, 2021 19:30 UTC