Incoming passengers to Bangladesh should be tested for COVID, put in quarantine- PM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina has asked the authorities to ensure that all inbound passengers are tested for COVID-19 and put under compulsory quarantine in the wake of the second wave of coronavirus outbreak in Europe and other countries of the world.

She said that measures which were taken earlier will have to be put in place again at each airport and other ports across the country to confirm whether anyone with Coronavirus is entering the country, reports the official news agency BSS.

Addressing a function on the occasion of Bangabandhu National Youth Day 2020 in Dhaka on Sunday, Sheikh Hasina again urged the people to wear masks and follow the health guidelines issued by the government.

In the meanwhile, in Bangladesh death toll due to Coronavirus has gone up to 5941 with 18 deaths being reported on Sunday.