The district administration has imposed a week-long lockdown in the municipality areas of Kushtia due to sudden surge in Covid cases, reports UNB.
Kushtia deputy commissioner Mohammad Saidul Islam said the lockdown will continue till 18 June. "The decision to enforce the lockdown was taken on Friday night to curb the spread of the virus in the municipality areas."
The average coronavirus positivity rate in the district is 29.75 per cent, according to health officials.
During the week-long lockdown, all business establishments, malls, standalone shops and eateries in the municipality areas will remain closed.
However, kitchen markets and local grocery stores will be allowed to operate only for four hours daily, from 8.00 am to 2.00 pm.
There will be strict restrictions on public movement in the municipality areas. No one will be allowed to step out without any valid reason, according to the order.
All the tourist spots, resorts, community centres and party halls will remain closed. However, construction work undertaken by the government will continue, following all Covid-safety protocols.
According to health authorities, three more persons succumbed to Covid on Friday, while 61 people have been found infected with the virus after testing 205 samples in the district.
The death toll in the district currently stands at 127.
Physicians at Kushtia General Hospital are literally struggling to deal with the rising cases of Covid-19 as the situation is worsening with each passing day.
All the ICU beds at the hospital are currently occupied, a hospital official said. Some 62 patients are currently undergoing treatment at the 250-bed hospital.