East Rajabazar goes under ‘experimental’ lockdown
Only one entrance and exit at Green Road by the IBA Hostel will be kept open while all kinds of vehicle movement will be shut in the area
All preparations have been completed to enforce ‘experimental’ lockdown at East Rajabazar in the capital from Tuesday midnight, in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19, reports news agency UNB.
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Atiqul Islam made the disclosure on Monday saying “The decision was taken as the density of COVID-19 patients increased in this area.”
An online meeting of COVID-19 prevention committee took the decision. It also decided to set a control room at Naznin School and College in East Rajabazar with DNCC ward councillor and representatives from Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Dhaka Metropolitan Police, a2i, E-commerce of Bangladesh (E-Cab) and other concerned.
Only one entrance and exit at Green Road by the IBA Hostel will be kept open while all kinds of vehicle movement will be shut in the area.
Daily essentials, medical goods will be available online and it will be sent to houses by a2i and E-Cab while a group of trained workforce has been said to be prepared for home delivery
Public movement will be limited while people living in East Rajabazar will not be permitted to go out and none from outside can enter the area as well.
Daily essentials, medical goods will be available online and it will be sent to houses by a2i and E-Cab while a group of trained workforce has been said to be prepared for home delivery.
One or two vans will carry vegetables, fish, meat and other goods in the area for the people who do not have online facilities, said DNCC mayor, adding that van drivers and goods will be disinfected before entering the area.
Local ward councillor Faridur Rahman has made a list of jobless and destitute people and relief goods will be provided to them. DGHS will provide telemedicine service for the sick people.
The information about lockdown is being announced from religious institutions from Monday.
A booth for COVID-19 testing will be kept open from 10:00am to 4:00pm at Naznin School and College which will be led by DGHS and BRAC.
Policemen are supposed to continue patrolling while mobile courts will be active in the lockdown area.
Ambulance and workers of emergency services like electricity, water and gas supply will be allowed to enter the area under lockdown.
A cleanliness team of DNCC will work for waste management but no medical wastes can be mixed with the household wastes.
Anyone can contact emergency number 333 for relief.