Bangladesh shuts schools
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Bangladesh authorities on Monday announced the closure of all educational institutions for 15 days after three more coronavirus cases were reported in the country.
Bangladesh on Monday announced the closure of all schools for 15 days after three more coronavirus cases were reported.
Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, the Deputy Minister for Education, told reporters that the closures will take effect on Wednesday as Tuesday is a public holiday.
The measure will stay in force till 31 March.
Bangladesh detected its first coronavirus cases on March 8 and the number has since increased to eight, according to the director of the country’s state-run Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control, and Research.
The newly infected persons are two children who are family members of a previously infected person.
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