Four travelers from China test COVID positive as Bangladesh strengthens screening

Group Captain Mohammad Kamrul Islam, executive director of the airport, said a total of 105 passengers were on board the plane. “The four passengers were identified due to the awareness and measures taken at the airport to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection. Arriving passengers will now have to cross the thermal gate for temperature […]

Bangladesh to strengthen Covid screening at ports as cases rise in parts of world

Health officials have issued an alert to land, sea and airports, ordering them to strengthen screening of arriving passengers for COVID-19 with a new omicron sub-variant found in China and India Is. The sub-variant, BF.7, is causing a surge in infections, the Directorate General of Health Services said on Sunday, raising fears of a surge […]