Bihar government declares Coronavirus as an Epidemic disease; Notifies it in Bihar Gazette

Bihar Govt has notified COVID-19 as an Epidemic disease in Bihar gazette.   regulation has been named as " Bihar Epidemic Diseases, COVID- 19, Regulation 2020".

Invokes Epidemic Diseases Act

regulation has given a few special powers to government. That is, if a suspected case of COVID-19 refuses mission or isolation, officers authorized shall have powers to forcefully mit an isolate such case for a period of 14 days from onset of symptoms. district ministration has powers to arrest any individual under section 133 of IPC if owner of any premises confirmed with COVID-19  refuses to take measures for prevention or treatment. 

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Principal Secretary Health Department, Govt of Bihar, Sanjay Kumar said, "Bihar govt has notified it as an epidemic disease in Bihar Gazette as " Bihar Epidemic Diseases, COVID-19 Regulation 2020, as it's a question of public safety and way COVID-19 is spreing all across world including different states in India. We have conducted 69 tests until now, but no positive case has been reported to date. re is a screening being done at Patna and Gaya airport. Checkups are being done at  49 transit facility on Indo-Nepal border."

He ded, "Two government-owned hotels have been converted into quarantine facilities in Patna and Gaya. We have directed private and govt hospitals to maintain a travel history of those patients who have travelled abro ."

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Bihar Govt Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar said, "We are taking preventive measures to avoid spre of disease. Constant monitoring of passengers who have travelled abro at Patna airport is being done. Two senior officers with doctors are deployed at airport."

This regulation of  " Bihar  Epidemic disease COVID-19, Regulation 2020 comes into effect from 17th March 2020 and shall be valid for a period of one year from publication of notification of declaring COVID-19 as an epidemic disease.

Bihar govt h earlier decided to shut all schools, colleges and issued directive to avoid public garing. 

On vice of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, budget session of Bihar assembly was also prorogued (discontinued ) midway keeping in mind COVID-19.

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