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RMG units with high Covid-19 cases to be closed: Minister

TBP Desk
03 May 2020 21:37:13 | Update: 03 May 2020 22:23:16
RMG units with high Covid-19 cases to be closed: Minister

If a number of workers of a RMG factory are diagnosed with coronavirus, then it will be shut, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday.

“We all should maintain health compliances while operating factories," Zahid Maleque said.

“Health rules should be followed strictly,” Maleque said at a briefing after an inter-ministerial meeting at the secretariat on opening industries and factories on a limited scale.

He also urged garments owners to arrange separate quarantine for workers so that those who are sick do not face any inconvenience.

He said, "We should also give importance to safe transportation of workers and their living and dining conditions.”  

Narayangaj, Gazipur and Dhaka will remain under strict surveillance of law enforcers so that no one can enter or go out, he said.

“Workers who’ve already come to Dhaka, Narayanganj and Gazipur have to stay at their respective places. Anyone leaving their places will have to stay in home quarantine,” said Maleque.

He said that the main topic of the meeting was how garments should follow the rules of health. Garment owners should run factories following the rules. Workers should work maintaining social distancing and be well sanitised when entering.

Factory owners have been urged to arrange more tests if required, Maleque said, adding that a committee should be formed to monitor workers’ interest. Besides, it is also required to form a sub-committee highlighting focal point.

 

 

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