Lockdown to extend for one more week

The ongoing nationwide lockdown is going to be extended for one more week.

A meeting of the cabinet division discussed the issue on Monday. The announcement would be made following approval from high-ups of the government.

Several officials of the cabinet division told Prothom Alo that the government is likely to extend the lockdown for another week.

Earlier, the national technical advisory committee on Covid-19 suggested the government extend the lockdown for one more week.

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At a virtual meeting on Sunday, the committee recommended that authorities take a decision to further extend the lockdown considering the rate of infection after the week.

The government enforced several restrictions on movement on 5 April and declared ‘complete lockdown’ from 14 to 21 April to curb the surge of coronavirus cases in the country.