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Publish: 02 Jun 2021, 06:08 pm
Bangladesh banned travelers from 11 countries with effect from June 4 . Photo: Collected
Bangladesh banned travelers from 11 countries with effect from
June 4 to contain the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country with experts
suggesting more lockdowns and strict measures to avoid a health catastrophe.
According to a new official notification, the Civil Aviation Authority released a list of countries on Tuesday banning travel with effect from Thursday.
No one is allowed to travel to or from Argentina, Bahrain,
Bolivia, Brazil, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Paraguay, Uruguay, Trinidad
and Tobago, it added.
Meanwhile, a team of national health experts in Bangladesh
suggested a “stay at home” order for all the people, except those engaged in
emergency services, citing the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country.
The National Technical Advisory Committee on COVID-19 also urged
the government to impose complete and area-based lockdowns in border districts
with neighboring India and high contagion local areas.
The expert team forwarded those recommendations following its
meeting on Tuesday night amid the surging infections, particularly in bordering
areas with India, and spread of the Indian variant in Bangladesh.
At least 31 cases of the Indian strain were reported in
Bangladesh. On April 26, the country closed its land borders with India till
June 14.
The team suggested the government to close restaurants
(take-away arrangements may continue), ban all political and religious
gatherings completely, close tourist spots, and increase the number of patrols
required to completely stop illegal entry into the border districts along
India.
Over 4,000 Bangladeshis returned from India in a month despite
the travel ban because of the high infections in India.
Md Nazrul Islam, a prominent virologist and member of the expert
team, told the Anadolu Agency: “The COVID-19 situation is worsening in
Bangladesh especially in some border districts. And, therefore, we recommended
the government to impose a complete lockdown and increase patrolling in seven
border districts.”
He emphasized on strict implementation of the experts’
recommendations to protect people from the deadly virus.
The team also suggested stopping inter-district public transport
between highly infected areas.
The overcrowded South Asian country of 165 million people has
also extended the nationwide lockdown till June 6. So far, the total
virus-related fatalities have reached 12,660 and infections stand at 802,305,
according to the Health Ministry.
Source: Anadolu Agency
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