News / New threat to Bangladesh apparel factories as Covid lockdowns reappear

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Bangladesh yesterday began its strictest ‘shutdown’ yet, as Covid infections and deaths continue to break records.

There were 100 deaths in the past week and, with some 8,364 people testing positive on 28 June, the highest since the pandemic hit the country last year, the government has decided to shut all public and private offices for at least a week.

Cabinet secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said on Monday that the army and law enforcement agencies would be patrolling to enforce the lockdown.

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