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  Coronavirus (Covid-19) infections continued to scale new highs in the country and were just shy of 60,000 on Thursday, with fatalities rising as well and the country registering 257 deaths. The death rate in the country, however, is nowhere near the peak during the first wave of infections. While India is recording 9 deaths per 1,000 cases at present, last year in September, when the country came close to recording 100,000 cases, this number stood at 14. However, the number of daily deaths have increased 2.2 times in just a month. The one-week average of deaths for the week ending March 25 was 226; on February 25, the weekly average of deaths was 102. Bihar, on Thursday, recorded 40 deaths per 1,000 cases—an increase of five times over the last month when the state recorded 8 deaths for every 1,000 cases. While this does not necessarily indicate that more people are dying in Bihar, it does hint at a faulty testing strategy, where the state finds fewer infections. Read More

  Preparations are underway at vaccine storage centre in Patna's Nalanda Medical College and Hospital to handle and store COVID-19 vaccines . "Around 35 lakh vials can be stored at the centre. This is a large storage centre. The vaccine when arrived will be stored in the walk-in coolers," said Dr Vinod Kr Singh, NMCH Superintendent. "Vaccines will be transported to different districts from here. We already have a developed system here and we are further preparing for the storage of COVID-19 vaccine . All systems are operational beforehand," he added. Various other states are also gearing up for the storage of COVID-19 vaccine on its arrival. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan had said that India may begin vaccinating people against COVID-19 from January and the government's first priority has been safety and efficacy of the vaccine. Read More  

Buoyed by its success in Bihar where it launched its operations four years ago, OYO Hotels and Homes aims at expanding its footprint in the state by investing in infrastructure and talent. The investment in infrastructure and talent will create 700 jobs in the hospitality sector in the next six months, a top company official said. "Bihar is an important market for us and has been performing well since launch. We will continue to invest in expanding our footprint and serve thousands of customers in Patna," Aditya Ghosh, CEO, India and South Asia, OYO Hotels and Homes said in a statement. He said "Since our launch in Patna in August 2015, weve worked closely with small and independent hotel owners and utilized our deep expertise in standardizing amenities and guest experiences to empower them as better hospitality players. Ghosh said OYO's presence in Bihar includes 28 cities including Patna, Bodhgaya, Muzaffarpur, Purnea and Bhagalpur among others. &qu

Bihar STET 2019: The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has extended the last date of application for Bihar State Teacher Eligibility Test (STET) to September 25, 2019. Candidates who are going to appear for the STET 2019 can visit the Bihar Board official website bsebstet2019.in. Earlier, the deadline for the Bihar STET exam 2019 was September 18, but BSEB has now extended the schedule. The Bihar STET 2019 application process started on September 9, 2019. Along with a relaxation in application deadline, BSEB has also extended the last date to pay the application fee and the application correction window will be open until September 25, 2019. BSEB will conduct the Bihar STET examination on November 7, 2019. The BSEB had issued an official notification of the Bihar State Teacher Eligibility Test 2019 to fill more than 37,335 vacancies for the posts of secondary and higher secondary class teachers across various government schools in Bihar. Candidate should ensure that