Bihar Government Imposes State-wide Lockdown Till May 15

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on May 4 announced a state-wide lockdown till May 15 to curb the rising COVID-19 infections. The crisis management committee formed by the government will announce guidelines and restrictions shortly, he added. The decision has been taken following the Patna high court order that asked the government to impose a lockdown to avoid court intervention. The state recorded 11,407 fresh COVID-19 cases on May 4.