Coronavirus Bihar updates: Dharbhanga BJP MLC Arjun Sahni recieved death threat of buring alive on the social media platfrom, Facebook. Besides, MLA’s wife gets indecent comments. An FIR has been lodged at Bahadurpur Police Station.
The state COVID-19 tally reached to 1080, 440 patients have been recovered and the death toll stands at 7. As the migrants are getting back to their homes on Special Shramik Trains, the number of COVID-19 positive cases in the state has seen a rise too. Every day 10,000 coronavirus tests are being conducted in Bihar.
As per the instructions of the Uttar Pradesh government, four special trains will run for migrant labourers on Saturday. The trains will start their journey from Noida. Three of the four trains will run from Dadri railway station, whereas one from Dankaur Railway station.
Meanwhile, the coronavirus survivours are facing social boycott in Bihar. Gautam Kumar, a resident of Nadlal Chhapra locality in Patna, is facing hard times as vegetable sellers, grocery shop owners, barbers and even cleaning staff members are maintaining a distance from his family. The result is that he has had to travel far to buy essential commodities for his household. 36-year-old Mohammad Jumman, who is being addressed as “Yamraj” (lord of death) by his neighbours. The neighbours have also stopped visiting his ration shop that located in Jamalpur town of Munger district fearing that goods collected from his shop could leave them infected with coronavirus.
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Bihar Health Department confirmed 39 new coronavirus positive cases in the state. The tally reached 1118 on Saturday.
Dharbhanga BJP MLC Arjun Sahni recieved death threat of buring alive on the social media platfrom, Facebook. Besides, MLA's wife gets indecent comments. An FIR has been lodged at Bahadurpur Police Station.
As per Bihar Pollution Control Board, a rapid improvement in air quality was observed. As compared to last year, the dust particles have been reduced by 11% in Patna, 47% in Gaya and 25% in Muzzafarpur.
As per the data collected by Bihar Panchayat Raj Department, more than 3.60 lakh migrant workers have arrived by 371 special trains in Bihar on Saturday. These workers are mainly from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasathan, Haryana, Karnataka, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and other states. Around 20 lakh more migrants are likely to reach Bihar by 150 special trains in the coming days.
The Bihar government has urged the Centre to extend the nationwide lockdown till the end of May besides keeping air and rail traffic, other than Shramik Special trains, suspended during the period.
Bihar Health Department released district wise coronavirus cases in Bihar.
Bihar Health Department shared a revised coronavirus testing strategy as per the return of migrants from other states.
Out of 1080, 440 coronavirus patients have been recovered in Bihar so far. All 38 districts have been infected by COVID-19.
A woman died and 2 others injured in Afzalpur village in Vaishali district Bihar, due to electric shock while filling motor water.
Bihar Health Department confirmed 46 new coronavirus positive cases in the state. The number of cases in Bihar surge to 1079.
A man in Gaya district, who returned from Pune, going to the other quarantine centre after not getting place at one, was killed when a train ran over him.
Migrant workers at Amarnath Quarantine Centre in Supaul district created a rampage over the clash among themselves while the distribution of food and tea. Later, the situation was pacified by the administration.
With the addition of BMP(Bihar Military Patna), number of containment zones in Patna has increased to 17. BMP-14 barrack numbers 7, 11, 15, 23 and 35 have been converted into containment zones.