Many workers travelled hundreds of kilometres to get to their factories while carrying the pathogen with them along the way. As expected, the risk of spreading the infection increased after the factories reopened, according to workers' rights activists. “We went through the media reports and found that more than one hundred workers have been infected with COVID-19 until now. She pointed to the failure of factories to enforce the safety protocols as infected workers were allowed to stream back into work. Most of the garment factories in the country are situated in Savar, Ashulia, Narayanganj and Gazipur in the Dhaka district.

Source: bd News24 May 13, 2020 12:33 UTC