Bangladesh to lift lockdown for festival despite record COVID-19 infections

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Bangladesh will lift its nationwide coronavirus lockdown for the country's second-biggest religious festival, the government said Tuesday, even as new infections soared to record levels.

The cabinet said all restrictions would be eased in the Muslim-majority country of 169 million people from Thursday ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival which will be celebrated from July 20 to 22 this year.Tens of millions of people usually head back to their villages to mark Eid al-Adha with their families.

But infections have continued to climb, with nearly 14,000 people testing positive on Monday -- a new daily record -- to take the total number of cases to just over one million. "The committee opines that this strict lockdown should be continued till there is a declining trend in infections," Shahidullah told AFP.

There are also fears that crowding at markets to buy animals for slaughter and big gatherings during the festival could become super-spreader events. A further six million doses of Moderna and five million Sinopharm jabs are expected to arrive in August.

 

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