Bangladesh's civil aviation regulator has imposed restrictions on international passenger flights from 11 countries as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to devastate several countries across the world. Malaysia, Iran, Spain, Argentina, Botswana, Cuba, Cyprus, Eswatini, Georgia, Libya and Mongolia are the 11 countries under Group- A, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has said. However, Bangladeshi citizens from these countries who have completed a full dose of the Covid-19 vaccine before 14 days of the travel date can enter Bangladesh. Read:Two Biman chartered flights take off with stuck students, expat workers Upon arrival, they will have to undergo a mandatory 14-days home quarantine. However, if any Covid-19 symptoms are detected on arrival, they will be sent to government-authorised hospitals for further checkup and depending on the intensity of the symptoms, will be sent for isolation at government-nominated facilities at the passenger's own expense. Besides, passengers from these 11 countries who are not vaccinated or have not completed full doses of the vaccine, will not be allowed to enter Bangladesh. Read: Domestic flights to resume from Aug 6 amid relaxed lockdown However, Bangladeshi expatriates residing in these 11 countries and Bangladeshi nationals who visited there during the last 15 days, are allowed to come to Bangladesh provided that they have the special approval or authorisation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh. According to the CAAB circular, Bangladeshi seafarers or marine engineers who have signed off from ship from this group of 11 within the previous 15 days of travel to Bangladesh, can return provided they possess proper evidence about their profession and signing-off. Upon arrival in the country, in both the cases above, they will have to complete a mandatory 14-day institutional quarantine at government-nominated hotels at their own expense. Read: Domestic flights to carry intl passengers to port of departure during lockdown All incoming and outgoing passengers, except children below 10 years, must possess an RT-PCR negative certificate. The PCR test should be done within 72 hours of the flight departure time. International passenger flights will continue as per their approved time slots under the summer-2021 schedule. However, air bubble flights will remain suspended until further notice.

Life is full of uncertainties. We can hardly assume what is coming beforehand. As a parent, it would be wise to start preparing our kids to learn some life skills so they can face the challenges life throws upon them. You may think that teaching kids life-skills can demand a considerable amount of time, effort, and patience. But why don’t you utilize the quarantine period for this endeavor? If your kids are taught some life-skills besides homeschooling, it will keep those young minds engaged in minimizing their boredom. Here goes some basic life skills to teach your children during Coronavirus home quarantine. 

Eleven doctors and as many nurses of Jashore General Hospital were sent to home quarantine on Wednesday after they came in close contact with coronavirus patients.   Resident Medical Officer Dr Arif Ahmed said the doctors and staffers of the hospital were sent to 14-day quarantine after two patients of the hospital tested positive for coronavirus.   Dr Dilip Kumar Roy, supervisor of the hospital, said the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) and medicine ward of the hospital were put under lockdown and the patients receiving treatment there were shifted to other wards.   “The samples of the doctors and nurses will be collected soon for testing,” he said.   According to Bangladesh Doctors Foundation (BDF), a forum of physicians, 440 doctors at both private and public hospitals have been infected with the virus as of Wednesday.   Of them, 303 are from different government hospitals, 100 from private hospitals while 37 were shown in other category in the BDF data.   Bangladesh has so far confirmed 7,103 coronavirus cases and 163 deaths.

Two people, including a minor boy, died from coronavirus in Sylhet and Rajshahi while six more people were diagnosed with coronavirus in Magura, Joypurhat, and Chattogram districts in the last 24 hours.

Quarantine may not be a happy experience for both adults and kids. The grown-ups can be convinced to stay at home to prevent contagion from life-threatening COVID19 disease. But your little one is certainly missing going out from home, running, and playing with other friends. To refrain the kids from going out, you can hardly make them understand the morbidity of coronavirus. It would be more effective if you can keep them engaged with fun games on mobile/pc/laptop. Here goes a list of some free online fun games for kids to play in quarantine. 

Four physicians and nine nurses of Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital were sent to home quarantine on Wednesday after a woman undergoing treatment at the hospital tested positive for coronavirus.   According to hospital sources, a pregnant woman from Dhaka got admitted to the hospital on April 14. She was suffering from fever and breathing problem.   Later, samples of the patient were sent to the PCR lab of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on April 18. Test results came out positive on April 21 but the women was discharged from the hospital on April 19 and went to Panchagarh district.   Dr Nadirul Aziz Chapal, supervisor of Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital, said four doctors and nine nurses were sent to home quarantine.   Their samples were taken for coronavirus testing, he said.

Sixty-two brick kiln workers, who returned from Keraniganj, have been released before completion of their 14-day quarantine period allegedly at the directive of the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO).

Ten microbuses full of workers of different Export Processing Zones (EPZ) factories who fled in fear of coronavirus infection, were held while entering Khagrachhari early Friday.

Are you feeling fed up staying at home for days after days during the quarantine period? Worrying about COVID-19 pandemic can weaken your immune system. You can watch entertaining movies, and web series to keep your mind engaged avoiding anxiety. In this article we have selected and reviewed some Netflix romantic comedy movies and web-series which are worth watching during your quarantine.

Forty-four Bangladeshis, who were stuck in West Bengal, returned home through Benapole on Monday under special arrangement.