The order was issued from the cabinet meeting led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday, said Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam. “Whoever arrives from overseas must undergo a compulsory 14-day quarantine. The cabinet secretary cited an example: the local administration in Manikganj fined a Saudi returnee Tk 10,000 on Sunday. “We told him to go for a mandatory quarantine for 14 days. There’s no other option.”“Any government official or any members of the public arriving from abroad must be quarantined for 14 days.”

Source: bd News24 March 16, 2020 09:52 UTC