State Minister for Industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder has urged to people strictly maintain social distancing and follow hygiene rules to stay safe from coronavirus.   He also requested everyone not to come out of home unnecessarily.   The state minister made the remarks while distributing relief items at Senpara in the capital’s Mirpur area on Saturday.

Armed Forces will be deployed at any time today  to assist the civil administration take effective steps to maintain social distancing and keep coronavirus suspects in quarantine.   Sources at the Inter Services Public Relation (ISPR) said they will be deployed after a field assessment.   Members of the Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force will assist the civil administration at the division and district levels and in coastal areas, Rashedul Alam Khan, assistant director of ISPR, said Monday.   They will assess the treatment arrangement for COVID-19 patients and quarantine of suspects in coordination with district magistrates, he said, adding that Armed Forces members will look into whether any returnee is following or violating the mandatory quarantine.   District magistrates will urge local Army commanders to assess the situation as per the law, he added.