The Bengal government on Saturday announced stricter Covid restrictions for the next 15 days, from 6am on Sunday to 6pm on May 30, to “contain and combat” the spread of the epidemic.
The government has taken care not to call it a lockdown, allowing limited activity by the retail business and a narrow window of operations for jewelleries when the wedding season is on.
But one key change is that retail shops selling food and other everyday items will function only in the morning, unlike last time when some of these shops remained open through the day.
On April 30, a day after the Assembly elections had ended, the state government had announced several Covid restrictions such as the closure of malls, restaurants, bars, spas, gyms, sports complexes and swimming pools.
A homegrown food tech firm is gearing up to take on the food delivery duopoly of Swiggy and Zomato with an eye on breakeven in 7-9 months.
Fooza Foods Private Limited, founded by entrepreneurs Dibyendu Banerjea and Reena Lath, announced the launch of mobile application Fooza on Monday.
Banerjea, who has past experiences in the hospitality sector as the general manager of The President Hotel of IHCL in Mumbai, operations head of Boston Group of Hotels and COO of Microtel Inns and Suites, said that discussions were on with a mix of domestic and overseas investors for capital support as the company expands in new cities over the next two years.