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May 04, 2021 10:54 IST
‘It is like complete failure, as infection seems to be unabated,’ said the Bench and sought the government’s decision on Tuesday.
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Relatives with a COVID-19 patient wait outside a government hospital for admission, amid a rise in coronavirus cases across the country, in Patna, April 30,2021.
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‘It is like complete failure, as infection seems to be unabated,’ said the Bench and sought the government’s decision on Tuesday. Hitting hard on the Bihar government over the failure in controlling the COVID-19 situation, the Patna High Court has observed that the government should “enforce lockdown or the court will order it”.
15 Bihar Agri officials died of Covid-19 since April
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15 Bihar Agri officials died of Covid-19 since April. Image Source: IANS News
Patna, May 3 : The fatality rate in coronavirus infections in Bihar is extremely high and it has especially hit hard the state s agriculture department.
As many as 15 officials of the Bihar agriculture department have lost their lives due to the Covid-19 infection, including the Deputy Director of Diyara Taal Development Project, Om Prakash Singh.
Singh tested positive for Covid-19 a week ago and passed away in a private hospital in Patna on Sunday night.
Bihar Agriculture Minister Amrendra Pratap Singh, and Agriculture Secretary, N. Saravana Kumar expressed deep condolences to the victim s family.
IMA demands 15-day complete lockdown in Bihar.
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IMA demands 15-day complete lockdown in Bihar.. Image Source: IANS News
Patna, May 3 : In view of the surging corona infection, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has demanded a complete lockdown of 15 days in Bihar.
Dr. Sahjanand Singh, the national president of IMA, met with the heads of five prominent hospitals in Bihar. Singh said all of them unanimously felt that the situation in the state was worsening with every hour and an immediate lockdown of at least 15 days should be announced. We have informed the CMO Bihar about the situation and demanded a complete lockdown of 15 days in the state to break the chain of transmission of corona, Singh said while issuing the statement.
Only 150 beds in IGIMS, 108 in PMCH available for Covid patients
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Patna: Workers construct a 100 bed ICU temporary Covid care centre at Patliputra Sports Complex during the second wave of coronavirus pandemic in country, in Patna on Wednesday April 28, 2021 (Photo: /Aftab Alam Siddiqui/IANS) Image Source: IANS News
Patna, May 3 : As Bihar reels under the Covid-19 pandemic, the facilities announced by the state government in hospitals are far from reality.
The Bihar government recently declared the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS), Patna, as a Covid-dedicated hospital with 500 beds. Besides, 75 per cent beds in the 1,200-bed Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH), Patna, have to be reserved for Covid-19 patients.