New Delhi: Amid rising Coronavirus cases in Kolkata, authorities set up 18 containment zones in the city over the last three days. Bengal reported 743 COVID cases on Saturday in a highest single-day spike, of which, Kolkata registered 242 cases alone. The total COVID cases in Kolkata now stand at 6,864. Also Read – International Flights: Air India to Operate 36 Flights Between India And US From July 11-19 Under Vande Bharat Mission | Check Details
Most of these contained zones are located in South Kolkata. Here’s the list: Also Read – Ahmedabad: 19 New Micro-containment Zones Identified | Total Contained Areas Rise to 99
Soth Kolkata
Four in Bhowanipore
Two each in Alipore and Tollygunge
One in Panditiya Road, Mukundapur, Gariahat and Lake Road Also Read – Use TrueNat machines, Increase Testing Capacity: UP CM Adityanath Orders Containment Plan For Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad
North Kolkata
Four in Ultadanga-Kankurgachi
Two in Bagbazar
Meanwhile, Airport Authority of India-run Kolkata Airport on Saturday said that no flights shall operate to Kolkata from six domestic destinations for nearly a fortnight, as of now, from July 6. Accordingly, flight services to the West Bengal capital from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai, and Ahmedabad will be suspended from July 6 to 19.
In a tweet, Kolkata Airport had said: “It is informed that no flights shall operate to Kolkata from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai & Ahmedabad from June 6 to 19 or till further orders, whichever is earlier. Inconvenience caused is regretted.”
Source: https://www.india.com/news/india/kolkata-containment-zones-18-areas-contained-in-city-over-last-3-days-check-list-here-4076457/