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Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey
Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Sunday spoke exclusively to India TV about the rising cases of coronavirus in the state and across the nation. Speaking for India TV s Swasthya Sammelan 2021, the Bihar health minister said that the state administration doesn t find any need to impose lockdown as Covid cases in Bihar are fewer as compared to other states.Â
Instead of lockdown and other coronavirus curbs, the administration is focusing on identifying cluster positive cases and are creating containment zones as per requirement.
Pandey said that the numbers are rising due to increased testing across Bihar. We are testing more than 25-30 percent that the last phase. We are ramping up testing further, said minister Pandey.
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Though the registration opened at 9 am, the prime minister was the first off the block. He visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi early in the morning to take his first dose and appeal to everyone eligible to get themselves inoculated. Took my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS. Remarkable how our doctors and scientists have worked in quick time to strengthen the global fight against COVID-19, Modi tweeted at 7.06 am. I appeal to all those who are eligible to take the vaccine. Together, let us make India COVID-19 free! he said.
Shah, who had earlier tested positive for the virus, also took the first dose, officials said.