DHAKA, Apr 26 (NNN-BSS) – Amid its second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bangladesh imposed a ban on the entry of travellers from India, via land ports.
Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister, AK Abdul Momen, announced the COVID-19 border restriction yesterday.
According to him, the ban applies to people travelling from India to Bangladesh, and will last for 14 days from today, but trade between the two countries will continue as usual.
Air travel between the two countries was suspended from Apr 14, following a steep rise in COVID-19 infections in India.
Bangladesh reported 2,922 new confirmed cases and 101 new deaths yesterday, bringing its total tally to 745,322, with 11,053 deaths.
The official data showed that, 21,922 samples were tested in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh.
The total number of recovered patients in the country rose to 657,452, with 4,301 new recoveries reported yesterday, said Bangladesh’s Directorate General of Health Services.
According to official data, the COVID-19 fatality rate in Bangladesh is currently 1.48 percent and recovery rate is 88.21 percent.– NNN-BSS
