Decision taken for half number of passengers than the seats in public transports: Maleque

The transmission of coronavirus is increasing in the country in an ominous scale. In this situation Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque informed that decision has been taken to board half of the passengers comparing to the number of seats allocated in public transports like buses, trains and launches to protect people from transmission of coronavirus according to the proposal of National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC). He also said that the direction will be given soon to implement the decision.

The minister was speaking at a program of blanket distribution among three thousand destitute people at Manikganj sadar and Saturia upazila on Saturday.

Zahid Maleque said, nurses and physicians of district and upazila level hospitals across the country are ready to provide their service. All shops have to be closed after 8 pm. Nobody will be allowed to enter restaurant without vaccine certificate. All means of public transports have to carry half of the passengers than the stipulated seats. People available outside their homes will be punished or fined if they do not wear masks.

At that time the minister said that strict restrictions will be imposed in a day or two. He said, in some countries coronavirus transmission is increasing devastating stage. In Bangladesh still the transmission rate is under control. Schools and colleges are open. There is no plan at the moment to shut the educational institutions.

The health minister said, the wheel of economy is moving as the transmission is under control. Production in the mill-factories is in normal stage. Students can go to their schools and colleges. To remain the situation under control all have to abide by the health guidelines.

AH