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Any area in the country will be designated as Red Zone and will be put under lockdown if 40 out of 100,000 local residents of that areas test positive for Covid-19.
And, an area having three to 19 cases in every 100,000 of the population will be categorized as “Yellow Zone,” while an area with cases fewer than that of Yellow Zones will be called ‘Green Zone’ according to a draft plan of the government.
The draft plan was devised earlier this month to map areas affected by Covid-19 around Bangladesh into zones on the basis of the severity of the pandemic – which has already infected 65,769 people and killed 888 across the country.
As per the plan, different parameters have been set to separate the three zones and avoid arbitrary zoning.
Rajabazar in Dhanmondi, under Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), and Wari in Old Dhaka, under Dhaka South City Corporation, were put into zonal lockdown from Sunday.
Three areas in Naraynganj city namely Amlapara, Jamtola and Fatullah Rupayan Town were also designated as Red Zones and locked down on Sunday.
However, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain on Saturday told reporters that areas in Dhaka with 30 Covid-19 cases in every 100,000 of population will be marked as “Red Zones”.
“Outside the capital city, areas with 10 confirmed cases out of 100,000 people will be categorized as Red Zone,” he added.
A virtual inter-ministerial meeting was held to finalize the draft plan and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for
City Corporations and districts on Saturday.
“Now, the summary of the plan will be sent to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for approval,” said LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam.
“The plan will be implemented as soon as possible approved. The government wants to implement it immediately,” he added.
Sources from the meeting said the ICT Division led the drafting of the zoning plan, while DNCC drafted the SOP for urban areas, and Narsingdi District Administration drafted the SOP for districts.
The Health Ministry’s Additional Secretary Md Habibur Rahman Khan told media that information technicians, health experts and physicians were working to divide the country into the three zones.
Nobody will be allowed to leave their home in Red Zones, which will also be closed to people outside, he said, adding that the deadline of the zoning activities would depend on the experts.
Initially, the plan will be piloted at a ward each of five city corporations that are Covid-19 hotspots and in Narsingdi district. If the pilot program proves successful, the plan will be implemented across the country.
Until Sunday noon, Health authorities in Bangladesh recorded 65,769 Covid-19 cases and 888 deaths.
Any area in the country will be designated as Red Zone and will be put under lockdown if 40 out of 100,000 local residents of that areas test positive for Covid-19.
And, an area having three to 19 cases in every 100,000 of the population will be categorized as “Yellow Zone,” while an area with cases fewer than that of Yellow Zones will be called ‘Green Zone’ according to a draft plan of the government.
The draft plan was devised earlier this month to map areas affected by Covid-19 around Bangladesh into zones on the basis of the severity of the pandemic – which has already infected 65,769 people and killed 888 across the country.
As per the plan, different parameters have been set to separate the three zones and avoid arbitrary zoning.
Rajabazar in Dhanmondi, under Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), and Wari in Old Dhaka, under Dhaka South City Corporation, were put into zonal lockdown from Sunday.
Three areas in Naraynganj city namely Amlapara, Jamtola and Fatullah Rupayan Town were also designated as Red Zones and locked down on Sunday.
However, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain on Saturday told reporters that areas in Dhaka with 30 Covid-19 cases in every 100,000 of population will be marked as “Red Zones”.
“Outside the capital city, areas with 10 confirmed cases out of 100,000 people will be categorized as Red Zone,” he added.
A virtual inter-ministerial meeting was held to finalize the draft plan and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for
City Corporations and districts on Saturday.
“Now, the summary of the plan will be sent to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for approval,” said LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam.
“The plan will be implemented as soon as possible approved. The government wants to implement it immediately,” he added.
Sources from the meeting said the ICT Division led the drafting of the zoning plan, while DNCC drafted the SOP for urban areas, and Narsingdi District Administration drafted the SOP for districts.
The Health Ministry’s Additional Secretary Md Habibur Rahman Khan told media that information technicians, health experts and physicians were working to divide the country into the three zones.
Nobody will be allowed to leave their home in Red Zones, which will also be closed to people outside, he said, adding that the deadline of the zoning activities would depend on the experts.
Initially, the plan will be piloted at a ward each of five city corporations that are Covid-19 hotspots and in Narsingdi district. If the pilot program proves successful, the plan will be implemented across the country.
Until Sunday noon, Health authorities in Bangladesh recorded 65,769 Covid-19 cases and 888 deaths.
