Bihar govt imposes lockdown till May 15 amid rising Covid-19 cases

Bihar govt has announced lockdown in the state till May 15 in view of rising Covid cases. CM Nitish Kumar took to twitter and announced the decision on Tuesday morning. The chief minister declared lockdown after a meeting with cabinet colleagues and senior govt officials. The state-wide lockdown will come into effect from Wednesday, May 5. Decision comes in the backdrop of hospitals reporting shortage of medical oxygen, medicines, etc. On Monday, Patna HC pulled up the state govt saying it lacked medical infrastructure. Bihar reported 11,407 cases on Monday taking the number of active cases to 107,667. Connect with Hindustan Times Press the bell icon on YouTube for all the latest updates from Hindustan Times Like us on Facebook:   / hindustantimes   Tweet us on Twitter:   / httweets   Follow us on Instagram:   / hindustantimes   Find us on LinkedIn:   / hindustantimes   Subscribe to Hindustan Times on Telegram: https://t.me/hindustantimes