Authorities in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday imposed a week-long lockdown to break the chain of Covid transmission.   All intra-district and long-distance buses as well as private vehicles would stay off the roads during the lockdown. However, no such restrictions apply on the movement of vehicles ferrying goods.   Train services to and from the district have also been suspended in the wake of the recent surge in Covid cases in Chapainawabganj.   Moreover, all shops, markets and restaurants would remain closed, albeit for grocery stores and pharmacies. This would allow people to buy their daily essentials and medicines from their local grocers and chemists.  Read:Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 25 more deaths, 1,441 new cases   Officials of the local administration and police personnel have been deployed on all the major roads of the district to ensure strict compliance.   Besides, as many as 27 checkpoints have been set up across the district to curb the movement of people, unless for specific reasons. "Cops will also patrol the streets of the district to make the lockdown a success," said an official.   Health officials said the lockdown would help stem the spread of coronavirus in the district.   Civil Surgeon Dr Zahid Nazrul Chowdhury said, "Some 82 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, of a total of 202 samples tested. The infection rate is 45 percent in the district." Read:Inter-district public transport services finally back; passengers happy   With the latest figure, the district's Covid tally has reached 1,393. Of them, some 1,030 people have recovered to date. As many as 28 people have died from the virus so far. Currently, 286 people are undergoing treatment at different hospitals.