April 7, 2021 12:15 PM

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Bihar CM instructs officials to revive quarantine centres to tackle migrant rush

<span style="color: #222222;">Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has instructed officials to revive quarantine centres to tackle migrant rush in the state. During a review meeting with senior officials, Mr Kumar said migrant workers from Bihar have started returning from states such as Maharastra and Punjab following partial lockdown and other prohibitory orders enforced in the states.<br />'' <br />'' He instructed to keep a strict watch on people coming from outside and those coming in their contact. Nitish Kumar asked people to be for the vaccination. Mr Kumar said higher rate of vaccination will ensure lesser impact of infection.<br />'' <br />'' Meanwhile, the state government has cancelled the leave of all government healthcare workers till May 31 in view of increasing number of Covid -19 cases in the state. On the other hand record 1080 fresh cases were reported during the last 24 hours. However  Covid-19 recovery rate is decreasing and it is 97.58 per cent .<br />''<br />''Two lakh 63 thousand 849 patients have recovered from the infection in the State so far. Four thousand 954 patients are undergoing treatment in different hospitals of state. Over two lakh 07 thousand 346 people take vaccine during the last 24 hour. Over 40 lakh  42 thousand people have so far been vaccinated in the State.</span>

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