<p>The Bihar government on Monday extended the lockdown till September 6 in view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the state, as per a notification.</p>.<p>The decision was taken at a meeting of the Crisis Management Group chaired by Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar.</p>.<p>Restrictions will remain in place in the district headquarters, sub-divisional headquarters, block headquarters and all municipal areas in the state, according to the notification issued by the Home Department.</p>.<p>Strict measures will be enforced in the buffer and containment zones, it said.</p>.<p>All religious places will remain closed and no congregation will be allowed. Besides, all social and political gatherings will be barred, it said.</p>.<p>Parks and gymnasiums will remain closed and night curfew, restricting the movement of people between 10 pm and 5 am, will be in place, it added.</p>.<p>Inter-state and inter-district bus services will also remain suspended though transportation of goods will be allowed without any hindrance.</p>.<p>The state has so far reported over 1 lakh cases of COVID-19, a ten-fold rise within a period of a month and a half. The government has attributed the sharp spike in cases to a higher number of tests.</p>
<p>The Bihar government on Monday extended the lockdown till September 6 in view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the state, as per a notification.</p>.<p>The decision was taken at a meeting of the Crisis Management Group chaired by Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar.</p>.<p>Restrictions will remain in place in the district headquarters, sub-divisional headquarters, block headquarters and all municipal areas in the state, according to the notification issued by the Home Department.</p>.<p>Strict measures will be enforced in the buffer and containment zones, it said.</p>.<p>All religious places will remain closed and no congregation will be allowed. Besides, all social and political gatherings will be barred, it said.</p>.<p>Parks and gymnasiums will remain closed and night curfew, restricting the movement of people between 10 pm and 5 am, will be in place, it added.</p>.<p>Inter-state and inter-district bus services will also remain suspended though transportation of goods will be allowed without any hindrance.</p>.<p>The state has so far reported over 1 lakh cases of COVID-19, a ten-fold rise within a period of a month and a half. The government has attributed the sharp spike in cases to a higher number of tests.</p>