Bangladesh to impose 7-day nationwide lockdown amid spike in Covid-19 circumstances

The Bangladesh authorities on Saturday determined to impose a week-long nationwide lockdown from Monday as Covid-19 circumstances and deaths surged throughout the nation.
Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader made the announcement at a media briefing in Dhaka on Saturday, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
Bangladesh on Friday logged 6,830 new circumstances of the coronavirus, the best rely in a day, taking the tally of infections to 624,594. The dying toll climbed by 50 in 24 hours to 9,155, based on knowledge launched by the federal government.
In a bid to arrest the unfold of the virus, the federal government has determined to implement a seven-day lockdown from Monday because the coronavirus circumstances and deaths are surging throughout the nation, Quader, who can be the final secretary of the ruling Awami League, stated.
However, the order doesn’t apply to utility and emergency companies.
Factories will stay open and staff can work shifts by following hygiene guidelines, the report stated.
“Every office and court will be closed during this lockdown but industries and mills will continue their operation on rotation,” State Minister for Public Administration, Farhad Hossain, was quoted as saying by the Dhaka Tribune.
Asked why industries is not going to be closed, the minister stated: “If we close the mills then the workers may have to leave their workstations and head for home.”
On Monday, the Prime Minister’s Office had issued an 18-point directive, together with a ban on all public gatherings in areas with excessive charges of infections.
In a gazette notification, it requested to restrict gatherings in all kinds of occasions, together with social, political and non secular.
It additionally stated that buses is not going to be allowed to hold passengers greater than half of their seating capability and have to take care of the security Covid-19 security pointers.