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Lockdown was imposed in Bihar till May 15 amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Tuesday. Detailed guidelines regarding the lockdown will be decided by the Crisis Management Group, he said.
The decision was taken on Monday after discussions with ministers and government officials, he added.
Bihar reported 11,407 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and 82 more deaths. The caseload of the state went up to 5,09,047, with capital Patna being the worst-hit.
Out of 82 new deaths, Patna accounted for 24 casualties while Muzaffarpur reported 13 fatalities, Madhepura (6) and West Champaran (5).
Among the 11,407 new cases, Patna s share was 2028, the health bulletin said.
Bihar govt has completely failed on tackling Covid-19: Patna HC
Patna High Court has also asked the state government to form a war room and deploy five specialists to monitor the situation in Bihar
Tuesday May 4, 2021 0:05 AM, IANS
Patna: Citing the rising Covid spread in Bihar, the Patna High Court on Monday made some strong remarks about the functioning of the state s Nitish Kumar government. It has been emerging that the state government is heading toward total failure in the context of uncontrollable surge of corona infection in Bihar , a bench of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh and Justice Mohit Kumar Shah, which is monitoring the situation on a daily basis, said.
Updated Apr 18, 2021 | 20:23 IST
In another important announcement for corona warriors, Nitish Kumar said the Bihar government has decided to provide bonus salary of one month to all healthcare workers in the state this year as well. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar | Photo Credit: ANI
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Malls, parks, cinemas, schools and colleges shut till May 15
Restaurants and dhabas can only operate for home delivery and takeaway services
Patna: Amid surging COVID-19 cases, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday announced the imposition of a state-wide night curfew and also issued some fresh guidelines. The CM said all cinema halls, malls, clubs, gyms and parks will remain shut till May 15.
Bihar COVID news: 18 students of IIT-Patna test positive
The registrar of IIT Patna said that two students returned to the campus after the Holi holidays on Sunday and tested positive for the virus. Representative photos
Updated: Apr 6, 2021, 05:04 PM IST
As many as 18 students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna, located on the outskirts of the city in the Bihta sub-town, tested positive for COVID-19 even as the second wave is spreading at a rapid pace in Bihar with the state reporting 935 new cases across 38 districts in the last 24 hours. Patna alone accounted for 432 cases.
The registrar of IIT Patna said that two students returned to the campus after the Holi holidays on Sunday and tested positive for the virus.