The Additional Chief Secretary of the Health Department of the Bihar government has issued the strict guidelines for COVID testing to all medical colleges, hospital superintendents, and also the civil surgeons of RMRI, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, and one of the most prestigieous institutions in Bihar, AIIMS Patna. - JN.1 Bihar Cases: New Covid Guidelines Issued To IGIMS And Patna AIIMS, Oxygen And ICU Beds Availability Reviewed; Details Here
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today urged the Centre to provide fresh stocks of COVID vaccine vials so that administering of jabs, which is currently on hold, could be resumed.
The state, which had zero active cases till Sunday, now has 14, with Gaya accounting for 12 of these. Notably, Gaya is witnessing an influx of pilgrims from abroad who are heading for Bodh Gaya, less than 20 km away, to attend the discourses of the Dalai Lama.