COVID-19 surge: IMA, four govt. hospital heads seek 15-day lockdown in Bihar

Shortage of oxygen, beds and anti-viral drugs in many hospitals

With positive cases increasing everyday in Bihar amid shortage of oxygen, beds and anti-viral drugs in hospitals, the State chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and heads of four government hospitals in Patna have urged the government to impose a 15-day lockdown. “The medical experts’ view must be taken into consideration. IMA, Bihar chapter, urges government to impose 15 days’ lockdown in the State to curb the surge of COVID-19”, Ajay Kumar, vice-president of IMA, Bihar chapter, said. Similarly, heads of four government hospitals of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS), Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) and Nalanda Medical College and Hospitals (NMCH) too have urged the government for a similar lockdown.