General holiday for red zones in another 5 districts

The government has flagged red zones in another five districts and declared general holiday in the areas to enforce lockdowns to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

In a notification on Monday, the Ministry of Public Administration detailed coronavirus hotspots in Faridpur, Manikganj, Brahmanbaria, Narsingdi and Kushtia districts.

It said that all government, semi-government and autonomous organizations in red zones would remain closed.

However, emergency and essential services will remain out of the purview of the order.

On Sunday, the ministry issued a similar notification in some worst Covid-19-hit areas of 10 other districts.

On June 15, the government said areas marked as red zones by the authorities would be placed under a 21-day lockdown, not 14 days, as declared earlier.

Click here for details of areas in the five districts flagged as red zones.