West Bengal government on Wednesday extended the existing coronavirus restrictions till 15 January. Issuing an order, the Bengal government said that Covid-19 restrictions related to the movement of people and vehicles between 11 pm and 5 am shall be relaxed for Christmas and New Year celebration during 24 December to 1 January.
The state today reported its first Omicron case after a seven-year-old boy, resident of Murshidabad district, tested positive for the new coronavirus variant, a senior official of the health department said.
The boy, the official said, recently returned to Bengal from Abu Dhabi via Hyderabad. He left for a relative's place in Malda from Kolkata airport. "The boy flew with his parents from Abu Dhabi to