Bihar govt is prepared to fight Covid-19: BJP spokesperson

Bihar BJP spokesperson Dr Ram Sagar Singh said that the Bihar government is prepared to fight against coronavirus. He said that the state government has made proper arrangements to facilitate oxygen, medicine, food and employment to the people amid the Covid crisis.

New Delhi: Bihar BJP spokesperson Dr. Ram Sagar Singh on Thursday said that the Bihar government is combatting coronavirus on a stronger note by stocking oxygen, medicine and food.

"There's no need to panic. The government is promoting efficient vaccination against covid across Bihar. The state government wants to run the vaccination drive on a large scale in all the districts. Arrangements are being made to stop the black marketing of essential drugs," he stated.

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Nearly 54 medicines that are used in the ICU have been added to the Essential Drugs list and all the government and private hospitals have been provided with adequate resources including oxygen cylinders, ventilators and Remdesivir medicine to fight against Covid, he added.

According to the BJP spokesperson, the Bihar government is also making arrangements to employ the skilled migrant workers who are returning to the state amid the Covid period and lockdown.

Canteens have been set up in different districts to provide food for poor people.

Lockdown has also been imposed in Bihar till May 15 to break the covid chain.

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However, despite all these efforts, there is no decrease in covid cases in Bihar.

Around 14,836 covid positive cases were reported in the last 24 hours while 61 people died.

The number of infected patients has increased to 1,13,479 while the recovery rate has dropped to 78 per cent.

In the last 24 hours, 95,248 covid samples have been examined and 11,776 people have recovered from the infection.

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