Schools, colleges closed till February 6

In the wake of the ongoing coronavirus spike, the government has decided to close in-person academic classes for two weeks.

Schools and colleges will remain closed till February 6 as per the new decision.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque came up with the declaration during a press conference held at the Directorate General of Health Services in the capital on Friday.  

Meanwhile, our Dhaka University correspondent said, the authorities have decided to suspend in-person learning till February 6 in line with the new decision taken by government

Earlier on September 12 last year the government reopened schools and colleges after 18 months closure.

The resumption came after UNICEF warned that prolonged school closures during the Covid-19 crisis were worsening inequities for millions of children across South Asia.

On Thursday, Bangladesh reported 10,888 fresh cases, with four deaths in 24 hours, marking a sharp rise in its infection rate.

The positivity rate in the country further increased to 26.37% from Wednesday’s 25.11% after testing 40,898 samples, according to the DGHS.

Bangladesh last logged 10,420 cases and 237 deaths on August 11 last year, with a positivity rate of 23.45% in 24 hours.

The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,180 while the caseload mounted to 1,653,182 on Thursday.