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What will be open this time, how strict it will be, those questions are circulating everywhere.
Awami League Secretary General Obaidul Quader said on Saturday morning that the government had decided to declare a week-long “lockdown” starting Monday due to rising infections.
Later, the Minister of State for Public Administration, Farhad Hossain, gave a hint about the closure plan in a video message.
He said: “During the closure, only emergency services will be open. And the factories will remain open, so that workers can work different shifts according to hygiene standards. “
It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving office.
Although detailed notification of the closure has not yet been received, the interested departments have reported that as of Monday, domestic flights and passenger transport of trains and ships will be closed.
In April last year, the Chittagong stores were closed during the general holidays across the country.
When asked how the shutdown could happen, Health Minister Zahid Malek told bdnews24.com: “When a general holiday is announced, people think it is a holiday and go for a walk. For this reason, this time lockdown has been granted. Everyone has to stay home. “
The government declared a general holiday on March 23 last year to control the infection in the country. Initially, the term was extended several times after licensing from March 26 to April 4.
At that time, all offices, courts, mills, educational institutions were closed and the circulation of all types of vehicles throughout the country was prohibited. The situation where everything is closed during the holidays is known as a “lockdown.”
The Tolarbagh area in Mirpur, the capital, was first ‘closed’ in early March last year after coronavirus infections were confirmed in the country.
Several areas, including Rajabazar and Wari in Dhaka, were cordoned off for two to three weeks as part of an area-based lockdown even after the general holiday.
The health minister said a proposal was sent to the prime minister’s office of the national committee, as well as the health ministry, as the infection was on the rise. There were recommendations for a partial block as well as a complete block.
He said the government had already considered shutting down if the infection situation worsens. The government did not implement all the proposals at the beginning. Now it’s getting harder. “
Member of the National Technical Advisory Committee formed by the government to treat Kovid-19 infection. Mohammad Shahidullah told bdnews24.com that they also recommended closures in high-risk areas. However, there was no proposal to do so in the entire country.
“One of the 17-point proposals of the health department was the partial closure in some areas. We said: partial or modified blockade.”
Explaining the matter, he said that if someone is infected with coronavirus, that person’s entire house or flat must be locked up for two weeks. At this time, interaction with outsiders should be kept to a maximum. They have to make arrangements to meet their daily needs from outside. They call it modified lock.
Said the former scientific director of IEDCR. Mushtaq Hossain told bdnews24.com that it was not yet clear whether the closure announcement was “targeted” or “widespread.”
“Where there are a lot of people, the infection is more frequent. The objective method is to control the crowds and put them under strict hygiene.
“And the general approach was to keep everyone home by stopping the travel system across the country. The government can take this route as a last resort.”
Rajabazar of Dhaka was blocked last year to suppress the virus
“If I can’t control it, I have to put a blanket there,” said the Cambridge PhD expert. But this is not the only solution. Because it will take a while. That is why it must be carried out for a long time following the specific approach. “
Dr. Mushtaq said that if such a lockout occurs, low-income people should be under social security.
“Otherwise, they will go out to eat. So none of us can be safe. It will not be successful, it will have an adverse effect on the public health system ”.
As of November 30 of last year, the number of patients identified daily began to decline, as did the rate of infection. On February 13, 291 people were diagnosed with coronavirus.
Later, the infection increased again. As of the second week of March, levels continue to rise a lot. On March 23, it exceeded three thousand five hundred. Subsequently, as of March 29, for three consecutive days, there are more than 5,000 identities daily. April 1, 6 thousand houses.
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