Covid curbs, night curfew extended in Bihar till February 6

PATNA: The state government on Thursday decided to extend the Covid restrictions, including night curfew, till February 6. A decision in this regard was taken at the meeting of crisis management group (CMG) of the state government chaired by chief secretary Amir Subhani.
Earlier, the CMG, at its meeting held on January 4, had decided to reintroduce curbs from January 6 till January 21 in the wake of spike in Covid cases.
Announcing the extension of curbs, chief minister Nitish Kumar tweeted on Thursday, “Considering the prevailing Covid scenario, it has been decided to extend the restrictions presently in effect till February 6. People are requested to exercise caution and adhere to norms issued by the government.”
Soon after the CMG meeting, Subhani issued a detailed notification regarding the continuation of the restrictions.
“Though it was found during the review of the situation that there has been improvement in Covid scene in the state, it was felt necessary to continue the restrictions. Hence, the restrictions will remain in effect till February 6,” the notification read.
As per the notification, the restrictions include night curfew from 10pm to 5am, closure of all cinema halls, shopping malls, parks, gyms, stadiums, clubs as well as religious places for common people.
All categories of shops and business establishments will continue to remain open till 8pm on all weekdays. Restaurants will operate with 50% of their total capacity.
Schools, colleges, coaching institutions, training institutes and their hostels will remain closed, but online classes will continue.
All the government and non-government offices will open only with 50% attendance and entry of visitors will be prohibited in government offices.