The instruction came during the weekly cabinet meeting on Monday with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chairing the virtual meeting through a videoconference from her official residence Ganobhaban, while other cabinet members joined from the Secretariat. “Measures to check the coronavirus spread were discussed,” Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam told a press briefing at the Secretariat. In this regard, the cabinet secretary said nowadays it is seen that awareness on wearing masks among many people are being decreased. Mobile courts can be operated in some cases and that the media should cover the drives properly to help making the people aware, he said. Referring to the Sunday’s secretary-level meeting, the cabinet secretary said they have given necessary directives regarding the measures to check the spread of the coronavirus further.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 10, 2020 12:33 UTC