The secretary-level committee on Monday decided to extend the ongoing restrictions on movement and overall activities for another week from April 22 to 28 to contain the upsurge in COVID-19 cases.
The decision was taken at a virtual meeting with cabinet secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam in the chair.
The committee has decided to extend the restrictions for a week in consultation with the technical committee on COVID-19, state minister for public administration Farhad Hossain told New Age.
A circular to the effect would be issued upon the prime minister’s approval, he said.
The eight-day restrictions came into force on April 14 morning and will continue till April 21 midnight.
The government, on April 11 extended its weeklong restrictions on public movement and overall activities till 6:00am on April 14 from April 11 to contain the surge in COVID-19 cases amid widespread violations and a rise in the number of deaths from the viral disease.
The Cabinet Division issued a circular extending the restrictions initially effective from April 5 to April 11.
On April 5, the government slapped fresh restrictions on public movement and businesses, banning operations of all modes of public transport, including domestic flights, across the country for a week to contain the new wave of COVID-19 infections.
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