Updated Feb 13, 2021 | 07:17 IST
Nitish Kumar confirmed he had a word with the principal secretary in this regard and that he had told him the department has swung into action and records of 22 districts have been examined. Bihar Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad | Photo Credit: ANI
Key Highlights
Bihar govt has been accused of keeping the COVID-19 testing rate deliberately low so as to conceal the severity of COVID-19
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has taken serious note of allegations and ordered an inquiry into it
Patna: A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took serious note of the alleged irregularities in COVID-19 testing in the state, Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad on Saturday rebuffed the reports and claimed Bihar has been exemplary in its dealing with the deadly virus.