<p>The Bihar government on Saturday ordered shutting down of bus services, restaurants and banquet halls across the state till March 31 to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus, officials said.</p>.<p>However, home delivery and take home services of restaurants will remain functional, a health department order said.</p>.<p>The state government, invoking the Bihar Epidemic Diseases, COVID-19 Regulations, 2020, said the restrictions have come into force with immediate effect.</p>.<p>"The decision was taken for prevention and control of the outbreak of epidemic disease namely COVID-19 in the state," Health Department Principal Secretary Sanjay Kumar said in the order.</p>.<p>Transport Secretary Sanjay Kumar Agarwal said both city and inter-state buses will not ply till March 31 in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.</p>.<p>"All types of government and private city buses and inter-state buses will not ply till March 31," Agarwal said.</p>.<p>City buses will stop plying from Saturday, while inter-state bus services will be suspended from Sunday, he said.</p>
<p>The Bihar government on Saturday ordered shutting down of bus services, restaurants and banquet halls across the state till March 31 to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus, officials said.</p>.<p>However, home delivery and take home services of restaurants will remain functional, a health department order said.</p>.<p>The state government, invoking the Bihar Epidemic Diseases, COVID-19 Regulations, 2020, said the restrictions have come into force with immediate effect.</p>.<p>"The decision was taken for prevention and control of the outbreak of epidemic disease namely COVID-19 in the state," Health Department Principal Secretary Sanjay Kumar said in the order.</p>.<p>Transport Secretary Sanjay Kumar Agarwal said both city and inter-state buses will not ply till March 31 in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.</p>.<p>"All types of government and private city buses and inter-state buses will not ply till March 31," Agarwal said.</p>.<p>City buses will stop plying from Saturday, while inter-state bus services will be suspended from Sunday, he said.</p>