Bangladesh Goes For 7 Days Strict Lockdown to Control Deadly Covid Delta Variant.

Law enforcers vigilant on country's street .

 

Bangladesh  residents woke up to deserted roads as Bangladesh entered a stringent lockdown on Thursday 1st July with patrol teams out there to convince people to stay off the streets.

The complete lockdown, which came into effect on Thursday morning to mitigate the spread of Covid-19, will continue till July 7 midnight.

Army personnel started patrolling the city streets in aid of the civil administration as the government scrambles to bring the Covid-19 situation under control.  

Police have set up barricades and check-posts at all important points of the city to monitor the movement of vehicles as well as people. So, most roads in the capital were found almost empty with fewer private vehicles moving.

However, slow-moving rickshaws were seen moving everywhere in the city.

Kitchen markets in the city remained open as the government allowed those to operate from 8 am to 5 pm.

However, the restriction will not be applicable for carrying goods, emergency services and production. But the offices related to air, maritime and river and land ports will remain out of the preview of the lockdown.

Industries and factories will remain open subject to maintaining health protocols.

Kitchen markets and shops with daily essentials will remain open from 9 am to 5 pm, and customers can purchase their goods following health safety protocols. Local administrations and the authorities concerned will ensure it.

No one will be allowed to venture out except for certain emergency needs (to purchase medicines, daily essentials, to take medical services and burial/ cremation of dead bodies, taking Covid-19 jabs etc). Legal action will be taken against those who will violate the restrictions.

Hotels and restaurants can operate from 8am to 8pm with takeaway/online services only.

Those who need to take vaccines can move after showing vaccine cards.

8,301 new cases reported in 24 hours with a positivity rate of 25.9%

The daily Covid-19 death toll in Bangladesh hit another high with 143 fatalities reported on Thursday as the country went into a strict lockdown with people confined to their homes, except for emergencies and to buy essentials.

The new record surpassed the previous peak of 119 on Sunday.