The government of Bihar decided to set a curfew from 10pm to 5am from January 6 to January 21, and closed parks, gymnasiums, swimming pools and supermarkets in the province due to rising Covid-19 state charges.
CM Nitish Kumar has also decided to withdraw his ongoing Samaj Sudhar Yatra (social change campaign) campaign – which began on December 22 and was due to end on January 15 – with the weekly Janata Darbar. On Monday, 11 people at a weekly prime minister’s meeting were tested for Covid-19. Six people came to address their grievances and five members of the crew.
The decisions were taken at a Crisk Management Group (CMG) meeting chaired by Nitish Kumar late Tuesday evening.
The meeting, however, decided to disagree with the placement of the lid.
The state reported 893 new cases on Tuesday, more than double the number reported in the previous day, bringing the total number of active cases to 2,222, officials said. Patna reported 565 cases.
The national government, which has already announced the closure of schools up to 8 classes, has decided to continue with classes of 9th to 12th graders with 50% enrollment. Schools are allowed to continue teaching online to students until the 8th grade. The government has also instructed trainers not to hold their own courses, and the number of entrants to public and private offices is 50%. Visitors are not allowed in the offices.
The government also closed down religious sites for devotees and ordered hotels and restaurants to operate at a 50% capacity and placed a maximum of 50 people at weddings and 20 people at funerals. All stores were told to close at 8 p.m.
The government has allowed 50% of the social, religious, cultural activities with a maximum of 50 people.
On Tuesday, the ruling JD (U) closed its office after five employees were found to have it. JD (U) national president and MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh Lalan Singh has also been tested for HIV.