DSHE orders educational institutions to abide by hygiene rules to stop COVID spread

The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) has asked schools and colleges to follow hygiene rules, including wearing masks and washing hands in the wake of the recent surge in COVID-19 infections.

In a notification issued on Sunday, the directorate also asked teachers and students to get involved in awareness campaigns to curb dengue.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has issued a new alert following a spike in infections from a new COVID-19 sub-variant in several neighbouring countries, including India, amid concerns over its potential spread elsewhere.

The agency has asked to follow hygiene rules, including wearing masks and refrain from travelling to India and other countries where the outbreak is spreading, except for urgent needs.

It has also asked to increase health screening and surveillance at all places and airports to address the risk. Educational institutions are also being instructed to follow health protocols to prevent the spread of the infection.

One person has died of COVID-19 infection in the past 24 hours in Bangladesh, bringing the total number of deaths this year to four.

In addition, 26 people have been identified with COVID-19 during this period, bringing the number of confirmed cases this year to 288.

Of these, 130 were infected in the first 14 days of June.

Among the new patients, 12 people tested positive from 60 samples in Dhaka, 11 from 178 samples in Chattogram, two from 30 samples in Rajshahi, and one from eight samples in Sylhet.