In a series of tweets, the Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, has announced the ease of COVID-19 restrictions in the state as the infections are found to be declining.
कोरोना स्थिति की समीक्षा के बाद सभी सरकारी, गैर सरकारी कार्यालय को सामान्य रूप से खोलने का निर्णय लिया गया है। टीका प्राप्त आगंतुक कार्यालय में प्रवेश पा सकेंगे। (1/3)
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) July 5, 2021
All government, as well as private offices, can start operating in the state, but, only the vaccinated individuals are permitted to enter the workplace.
(2/3) विश्वविद्यालय, सभी कॉलेज, तकनीकि शिक्षण संस्थान, सरकारी प्रशिक्षण संस्थान, ग्यारहवीं एवं बारहवीं तक के विद्यालय 50% छात्रों की उपस्थिति के साथ खुलेंगे।
शैक्षणिक संस्थानों के व्यस्क छात्र-छात्राओं, शिक्षकों एवं कर्मियों के लिए टीकाकरण की विशेष व्यवस्था होगी।— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) July 5, 2021
In the second tweet, the Chief Minister informed that universities, all colleges, technical educational institutions, government training institutes, and schools for Class 11 and 12 will reopen in the state with a capacity of 50 percent. The government of Bihar will make special arrangements for the vaccination of students aged above 18 years, teachers, and the staff of educational institutions.
(3/3) रेस्टोरेंट एवं खाने की दुकान का संचालन 50% बैठने की क्षमता के साथ हो सकेगा। अभी भी सावधानी की जरूरत है।
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) July 5, 2021
Restaurants and eateries are allowed to operate with a seating capacity of 50 percent. Kumar added that precautionary measures are still required to follow.
The decision to ease the COVID-19 restrictions was taken during a meeting presided over by the Chief Minister.
On July 4, the Health Minister of the state Mangal Pandey had noted that while the infection rate of COVID-19 had been declining constantly, the vaccination rate has been rising.
Bihar registered 109 new COVID-19 cases alongside 211 people to have recovered from the virus. Two people lost their lives to the virus reportedly on Sunday. The recovery rate of Bihar is now 98.47 percent as 7,11,490 recoveries have been recorded.