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Bihar imposes 8 hour-long night curfew, religious places to remain closed till May 15
Religious places of all faiths will remain shut till May 15 in view of the sudden spike in coronavirus cases in Bihar, the chief minister said
PTI | April 20, 2021 | Updated 08:30 IST
The Bihar government on Sunday decided to impose a night curfew from 9 pm to 5 am as part of new measures to check the spread of the killer virus, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced.
A decision has also been taken to extend the closure of schools/colleges/coaching centres till May 15 from April 30 decided earlier, he told reporters. Religious places of all faiths will remain shut till May 15 in view of the sudden spike in coronavirus cases in Bihar, the chief minister said. Earlier, they were closed till April 30.
Covid-19 second wave a concern, says Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey
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“Last time, the highest number of cases in a single day was 3,800. This time, on Thursday, we crossed 6,100. This sudden jump in the number of cases has definitely posed a challenge to the existing resources,” Pandey told ET, adding that the state government was ramping up infrastructure to meet the requirement.
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For the state, another concern is preventing the spread of the virus in rural areas.
The speed at which the Covid-19 outbreak is spreading in Bihar in its second wave is a cause for concern, said state health minister Mangal Pandey.