The government on Monday extended the ongoing ‘stringent’ lockdown restrictions by another week to break the chain of transmission of Covid-19 amid the Delta variant wreaking havoc in the country.
The restrictions will continue until the midnight of 14 July, unless extended again.
The cabinet division has issued a notification in this regard. The extension was expected, as any Covid-19 policy, in order to be later evaluated for success or otherwise, must be in place for at least two weeks.
The National Technical Advisory Committee on Covid-19 pandemic on Sunday recommended extending the lockdown for at least one week.
The government enforced the all-out lockdown from July 1.
Earlier, the country entered lockdown ‘on a limited scale’ from June 28.
Army personnel are currently patrolling the streets of the country alongside BGB, police and Rab troops.
Mobile courts were also seen active all over the country during the all-out lockdown.
Hundreds of people are being fined and held every day throughout the country for violating lockdown measures, which is likely to continue in the coming days.
Source: United News of Bangladesh