Bihar schools closed; new Covid restrictions imposed: Report

NEW DELHI: Educational institutions in Bihar including schools, colleges, coaching centres, and hostels will remain closed till January 21, the Bihar government announced on Thursday owing to the rising COVID-19 cases in the state, reported the Economic Times.

“The pre-school and 1 to 8 classes in Bihar will remain closed, with no physical classes. Students of these classes will continue academic activities through online classes. But physical classes will continue for classes 9 to 12 with a 50 per cent capacity, strictly following Covid protocols. Other government and private organisations in Bihar are permitted to function with half of its staff capacity,” said an order from the Bihar government, the ET has reported.

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Previously, the Bihar government had imposed certain restrictions such as a night curfew throughout the state from 10 pm to 5 am from January 6 to 21.

“Bihar Covid cases are on the rise. Considering the high infection rate in the state, a review has been conducted by the Bihar government, and certain restrictions have been imposed. Special care and caution are required to tackle this Covid situation in Bihar. Citizens are advised to wear masks and to practice social distancing,” said Nitish Kumar, chief minister of Bihar.

कोरोना संक्रमण में लगातार बढ़ोत्तरी हो रही है। संक्रमितों की ज्यादा संख्या को देखते हुए राज्य सरकार द्वारा समीक्षा की गई तथा कुछ प्रतिबंध लगाए गए हैं। विशेष सावधानी और सतर्कता बरतने की आवश्यकता है। मास्क का अनिवार्य रूप से प्रयोग करें और सोशल डिस्टैंसिंग का पालन करें।

— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) January 6, 2022

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Covid in Bihar is on the rise with the present number of active Covid cases in the state being 5785. 2379 fresh COVID19 positive cases have been registered in Bihar as of January 5, 2022, says the data from the Bihar health department.

#BiharFightsCorona
Update of the day.
➡️ 2379 more #COVID19 +ve cases have been reported so far on 5th Jan 2022.
➡️Taking total count of Active cases in Bihar to 5785
The break up is as follows.#BiharHealthDept #COVID__19 pic.twitter.com/RjuyfqL2B8

— Bihar Health Dept (@BiharHealthDept) January 6, 2022