West Bengal eases travel restrictions in state

The West Bengal government has decided to ease down on the restrictions that it had put in place after the emergence of the Omicron virus. On Monday, the government decided to withdraw all restrictions that were placed on places of tourist interest in the state. Moreover, daily domestic flights from Delhi and Mumbai has been resumed from Feb 1, 2022
The West Bengal Executive Committee of West Bengal State Disaster Management Authority has decided to do graded restrictions. Hence, according to the new rules, parks, entertainment parks, zoos, museums, and other tourist places will open for visitors. But with only 75 percent capacity. Meanwhile, state authorities have also decided to keep restaurants and bars open.

Though domestic flights from Delhi and Mumbai are back on track after weeks of restrictions, flights from Bengaluru are only being permitted thrice a week as of now. These three days are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Passengers entering the state must keep in mind that they are either required to be fully vaccinated, or have an RT-PCR test report with them, which is not older than 72 hours.
West Bengal had earlier imposed a night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am, and this will continue to be enforced as of now. However, the timing has been changed to 11 pm to 5 am.

The state has also made announcements regarding international flights. Passengers on incoming flights from the United Kingdom to Kolkata will need to present an RT-PCR test report, not older than 48 hours before departure.