Know what’s allowed, what’s not

“The positive outcome of the lockdown is evident. Hence, a decision has been taken to extend the lockdown by another 10 days, from May 16 to 25,” the chief minister said. On Wednesday, Bihar registered 9,863 fresh cases.

The state government has issued a detailed guidelines as to what is permitted and what’s not during the lockdown period in the state. All state government offices will remain closed and essential services will be exempted.

What’s closed

All state government offices

Shops, markets, private offices

All mode of transportation

All school, collages, coaching institutes and educational places

No examination will be conducted in state universities

Restaurants and other eating places, they can operate for home delivery only

All religious places

Cinema hall, shopping complex, swimming pool, stadium, gym, parks

No event can be organised at public or private places

No event can be organised for sports, politics, entertainment, and education

What’s allowed

Office of district administration, police, civil defense, power, water, fire brigade, health, disaster management, communication, post offices, environment – with minimum workforce.

Banking, insurance, ATM, offices of non-banking companies

Construction works

Activities related to e-commerce

Irrigation and related activities

Farming and related activities

Print and electronic media

Telecommunication, internet services, broadcasting and cable services

Petrol pump, LPG stations

Grocery shops for essentials

Cold storage and warehouse

Construction materials, and related hardware shops two days a week – Monday and Thursday

Hospitals, and construction related units

Medicine shops, nursing homes, medical labs, and ambulance services

Public transport with 50 per cent of their capacity – service is restricted to those involved in essential services and scheduled to travel by trains and flights

Vehicles used for activities related to health

Private vehicles in which passengers with train and flight tickets are travelling

Freight vehicles

Private vehicles on inter-state highways going to another state

Marriage is allowed with maximum 20 persons

So far, Bihar has recorded 6.22 lakh Covid cases and 3500 deaths. Currently, the state has nearly 1 lakh active cases. In the last couple of weeks, the states recorded 10-15000 cases daily.