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The National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) on Covid-19 has placed five recommendations to contain the spread of Covid-19 in Bangladesh.
The committee issued five recommendations in its 59th meeting held on Saturday.
The committee recommended the government to take those initiatives to reduce the cost of Covid-19 tests at the private level, according to a press release.
It urged the people to follow hygiene rules, including wearing masks and washing hand or using sanitisers in all places. It has also suggested all to avoid holding meetings in confined spaces and conduct office meetings virtually as much as possible.
Besides, those who are not vaccinated with three doses against Covid-19 were urged to take the jab as soon as possible.
Covid situation in the country
Bangladesh on Sunday registered 527 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, while the daily infection rate jumped to 12.77 per cent.
The health authorities reported the latest figures after testing 4,143 samples at 881 laboratories across the country.
On Saturday, the test positivity rate was 9.66 per cent.
The country recorded no new Covid-related death in a 24-hour span, keeping the tally at 29,339.
With the fresh infections, the total caseload reached 20,17,614, according to the daily virus update by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Meanwhile, 284 patients recovered from the infection over the last 24 hours, pushing the overall recovery to 19,60,615.
Bangladesh reported its first cases on March 8, 2020, and the first coronavirus-related death on March 18 of the same year.
