Bihar to impose lockdown till May 15, says CM Nitish Kumar.
The Nitish government has agreed to impose a lockdown in bihar by May 15 due to the growing corona infection. cm nitish kumar sealed the decision to enforce a full lockdown in bihar by May 15 with a meeting with the disaster management on Tuesday. This was announced by the chief minister himself via Twitter. The Disaster Management Group is said to have received a comprehensive path map. The bench, which is keeping a constant eye on the situation, declared that the Nitish government must either enact a lockdown or pass an effective order. It also requested the attorney general to inform the court of the government's actions.
There are now 11,407 more Covid-19 cases. The number of infections in bihar surpassed five lakh on monday, with 82 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 2821, according to a health department report. The state's caseload increased to 5,09,047, with the capital, patna, suffering the most. patna had 24 new deaths out of the 82 total, while muzaffarpur had 13, Madhepura had 6, and West Champaran had 5. patna had 2028 new cases out of 11,407, according to the health report. Gaya, with 662 cases, muzaffarpur, with 653 cases, and Begusarai, with 510 cases, are the other major Covid-affected districts.