<span style="color: #222222;">In Bihar, six areas of Siwan, Begusarai and Nawada districts have been declared as hotspot areas of the state in view of increasing cases of Corona virus. Sixty positive cases have so far  been reported in different parts of the state. Out of these, maximum 29 are from Siwan. In this district, 23 persons are of a single family who came in contact with one of their family members who had returned from Oman. Director General of Police Gupteshwar Pandey said, all entry and exit points of hotspot areas have been sealed.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, all entry and exit points of hotspot areas have been sealed. Eight companies of Bihar Military Police ( BMP) have been deployed in affected areas to enforce lockdown effectively. Borders of 43 villages under 10 blocks of Siwan district have been sealed. In Begusarai, four places have been identified as hotspot areas  after two positive cases of Tablighi Jamat. Samples of 11 Jamatis were taken in Mokama area of Patna district. They have been sent for quarantine. <br />''<br />''Meanwhile, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has appealed to people who have returned from other states or abroad not to hide their travel history and voluntarily come up for screening.</span><br />