NewDelhi: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday (May 4, 2021) imposed a lockdown in Bihar till May 15 to curb the spread of COVID-19. He made the announcement using his official Twitter account.
Nitish informed that the decision was taken after discussions with ministers and government officials on Monday.
“In relation to its detailed guidelines and other activities, the Crisis management group has been instructed to take action,” the Bihar CM added.
The decision comes a day after Patna High Court asked the state government to control the COVID-19 situation and declare a lockdown or it will have to pass an appropriate order.
The state recorded 11,407 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, which took Bihar’s total number of active cases to 1,07,667.
Bureau Report
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