Students wearing masks as a precautionary measure in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic as they leave after appearing for CBSE 12th board examination, in Patna on Tuesday, March 17, 2020
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It issued the Bihar Epidemic Diseases COVID-19 Regulation 2020 which gives legal powers to government officials to conduct mass screening of suspected patients
The Bihar government has declared COVID-19 as an epidemic and issued the Bihar Epidemic Diseases COVID-19 Regulation 2020.
The regulation has given legal powers to government officials to conduct mass screening of suspected patients, including forcible isolation, sealing of any geographical area and taking punitive action against those hiding symptoms of the virus, running away from isolation centres or spreading misinformation.
Interactive map of confirmed coronavirus cases in India
In Bihar, a total 311 suspected cases have been reported but none has tested positive yet.