The government in the aftermath of a massive spike of corona virus infections has decided to extend on going countrywide lockdown till April 28.
�The National Technical Advisory Committee on COVID-19 recommended to extend the nationwide lockdown for more seven days ,�State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain told journalists here today.
�Scientifically, enforcement of lockdown for at least 14 to 15 days is effective to contain corona virus infection cycle �, he said adding that the next lockdown will remain in force from April 22 to 28.
Farhad said the lockdown will be a stricter one with same restrictions imposed in the previous week .
Meanwhile, the decision to extend the on-going lockdown from April 22 has been taken in a secretary level meeting chaired by Cabinet Secretary Khondoker Anwarul Islam held virtually on Monday.
Principal Information Officer (PIO) Suroth Kumar Sarker disclosed this in a briefing at his own office in the secretariat this afternoon. �The current lockdown has been extended for a week and will continue to remain in force from April 22 to 28,� said the PIO.
In the wake of massive surge of the lethal corona virus, the weeklong lockdown was first imposed from April 14 and it will end on April 21 .