Bengal on Tuesday registered 863 fresh COVID-19 cases where on the other hand the Bengal government might completely lift the lockdown, a senior official said on Tuesday.  It is expected that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will review the COVID-19 situation on Wednesday and the final call, he said.

"Though the pandemic situation in the state has improved a lot, withdrawing the restrictions completely might still be risky. Nearby states like Tripura and Odisha and even Bangladesh have reported a surge in cases. Therefore, we need to be extra cautious... The CM will decide on it," the official told PTI.

He added that warnings by experts over an imminent third wave will have to be taken into account as well before coming to a decision on lifting the restrictions. "The positivity rate in the city and its surrounding districts are yet to settle at a satisfactory level, too," he said. 

The tourists in the hills are flaunting protocols over which the central government said that people are not acting as responsible citizens and taking the `third wave warning` like a weather update.  

However, the Bengal government has extended the Covid19 restrictions till 15 July. 

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