Rajshahi district locked down

Rajshahi district was brought under lockdown this morning to contain the spread of coronavirus. 

Deputy Commissioner HamidulHaque formally announced the lockdown, imposed from 10:00am today, reports our Rajshahi staff correspondent.

During the lockdown, no outdoor activity will be allowed. However, emergency services like health and food supply are out of the purview.

The move came after two confirmed cases of Covid-19 were reported in the district's Puthia and Bagmaraupazilas.

The DC said both the infected persons came homefrom Dhaka and Narayanganj -- the two hotspots of coronavirus transmission -- and they had no flu-like symptoms.

Meanwhile, local administration has decided to identify those who entered the district in the last one week and test all of them, the DC said.

The Detective Branch of police yesterday afternoon detained 24 people when they were entering the city ignoring countrywide restriction on vehicular movement. Eleven of them were found in a microbus with police sticker.