BigstockGrocery shops, pharmacies, ATM booths, hospitals, vegetable markets, butcher shops and mobile recharging shops will remain open to provide servicesDhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) ward 57 Councilor Saidul Islam Madbar has issued a public notice to close down all restaurants, tea stalls, bakeries and confectioneries in his community. The food shops will remain closed until further notice in order to stem spread of Covid-19, a new strain of coronavirus,. The notice also said grocery shops, pharmacies, ATM booths, hospitals, vegetable markets, butcher shops and mobile recharging shops will remain open to serve the people. We do not want anyone to get infected by coronavirus and have banned all sorts of social gathering,” he added. According to worldometer, more than 307,600 people have so far been infected by Covid-19 and over 13,000 people killed worldwide.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 22, 2020 05:15 UTC