Comprising 10th graders from different schools, the group was seen spraying disinfectants on vehicles such as rickshaws, CNG run vehicles, covered vans, and other vehicles, at the Wapda area of Rampura on Saturday. However, it was witnessed that these school children only had masks to protect themselves while they were on the streets disinfecting others. “Since we are doing this with our own fund, we have only managed to buy these tools and disinfectants,” he said. Bangladesh has so far recorded 24 infections and two deaths from Covid-19, a pandemic announced by the World Health Organization. More than 274,800 people have been infected across the world and 11,389 have died, according to a Reuters tally.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 22, 2020 04:52 UTC