Barishal District Comes Under Lockdown

Authorities have shut down the Barishal district from today until further notice in an effort to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Barishal Deputy Commissioner SM Ajiar Rahman came up with a directive in this regard this evening after two persons have been diagnosed with COVID-19 for the first time in the district, reports the media.

No one will be allowed to enter or exit the district during the lockdown, while the inter-district communication between Barishal and other regions will remain suspended until further instructions are issued in this regard, in compliance with the Directive.

Emergency services including baby food, medicine stores, ambulances, vehicles of law enforcers, power and utilities, and fire-fighting services will remain out of purview of the lockdown measures, Barishal district administration confirmed.