<span style="color: #222222;">In a bid to contain the further spread of COVID-19, the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government has decided to impose total shutdown in containment zones till September 30.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The state government will abide by the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for 'unlock 4'.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Last week, the Centre had issued guidelines for the fourth phase of 'unlock', allowing more activities outside the containment zones.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 88.67percent in the state.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">1,845 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, while 1,369 were tested negative.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">1,32,145 patients have recovered from the infection in the state so far.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">16,120 patients are undergoing treatment in various hospitals at present. Positive cases have mounted to 1,49,027</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The total number of testings has crossed 41,75,000 in the state.</span><br />''