Lockdown IMPOSED in Bihar till May 15; Check all major announcements from CM Nitish Kumar NOW!

Bihar lockdown live news: In a bid to reduce the COVID-19 cases in the state, the Bihar government today imposed lockdown in the state till May 15. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has also announced free COVID-19 vaccine to all above 18 years of age.

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"After discussion with the associate ministers and officials yesterday, it was decided to implement the lockdown in Bihar by May 15, 2021. In relation to its detailed guidelines and other activities, today the Crisis management group has been instructed to take action," Nitish Kumar wrote from his Twitter handle.

The decision of the Chief Minister came after Patna High Court on Monday asked the state government to control the COVID-19 situation and declare a lockdown or it will have to pass an appropriate order. Earlier, the Bihar government has imposed a night curfew in the state till March 15, ANI reported.

Bihar Chief Minister has also announced free COVID-19 vaccine to all above 18 years of age. Meanwhile, the state registered 11,407 more COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the total count of active cases in Bihar to 1,07,667.

Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said the only way to stop the spread of coronavirus now was a full nationwide lockdown with the protection of minimum income guarantee scheme, NYAY, for the vulnerable sections.

Also, India in the last 24 hours recorded over 3.57 lakh new COVID-19 cases, which took the country's total count to the 2 crore mark, the data by the Union Health Ministry showed on Tuesday (May 4, 2021).

The world's second-worst coronavirus-hit country recorded more than 3,00,000 new infections for a 13th straight day on Tuesday. There were 3,57,229 new infections, 3,20,289 recoveries and 3,449 deaths in the last 24 hours. India, going through the second wave of coronavirus, now has a total of 2,02,82,833 cases.