Bihar: Covid testing booths set up at major railway stations

PATNA: Although there has been a sharp decline in Covid-19 cases and a rise in the number of people vaccinated against the virus in the state, the Bihar government and the railways have set up testing booths at several stations falling under the jurisdiction of the East Central Railway (ECR). The step has been taken with a view to checking the spread of Covid during Diwali and Chhath Puja celebrations.
After a recent advisory issued by chief minister Nitish Kumar, the railways has provided adequate space to the state health department at all major railway stations of the ECR for setting up testing booths. Consequently, all the passengers reaching Bihar by special trains from different states during the festive season are undergoing Covid test.
According to ECR’s chief public relations officer (CPRO) Rajesh Kumar, the government has set up testing booths at the Patna Junction, Ara and Buxar stations under Danapur division. Railway Protection Force personnel are helping the health department officials test the passengers.