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.
According to a press release, the committee recommended the government take those initiatives to reduce the cost of Covid-19 tests.
It urged the people to follow hygiene rules, including wearing masks and washing hands or using sanitisers in all places.
It has also suggested all avoid holding meetings in confined spaces and conduct office meetings virtually as much as possible.
They have instructed the unvaccinated to take the jabs as soon as possible.
Covid-19 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 141 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning.
With no new deaths reported, the country's total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,339 while with the new infection, the caseload rose to 2,017,087, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case test positivity rate declined to 9.66 per cent from Friday’s 10.87 per cent as 1,460 samples were tested.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 per cent while the recovery rate increased to 97.18 per cent.
