Bangladesh government make calls for nationwide ‘hard lockdown’ from Monday for seven days amid a dramatic surge in COVID-19 infections. The decision is made in a bid to stem the spread of cases rising dramatically in nation.

The government released a notification on Friday, the Information Ministry said that all government and private offices, except for emergency services will remain closed during the lockdown. As per the Dhaka Tribune updated, all kinds of transports, except for those carrying emergency supplies, ambulances and vehicles for healthcare services and media, will remain suspended from Monday. Meanwhile, no one will be allowed to leave home without emergency purposes during hard lockdown call. The sudden announcement of going into lockdown comes after the national COVID-19 advisory panel on Thursday recommended imposing a nationwide shutdown for two weeks. Bangladesh’s State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain told the media that they were already set to impose a complete shutdown.

Talking about the CORONA update of nation, on Friday, the death toll from COVID-19 rose by 108 which is the second-highest single-day jump since the pandemic unfolded last year in Bangladesh. The caseload surged by 5,869 according to the latest government data while daily infection rate rose to 21.22 per cent.

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