Govt ready to tackle fresh surge, says Health Minister

Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday said the country is now seeing an upward trend in Covid infections and the government is ready to tackle the situation, report agencies.
The Minister made this remark while talking to reporters after attending the Annual Performance Agreement signing ceremony as the chief guest at the secretariat.
The country recorded 2,241 cases of COVID-19 in a day on Wednesday, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,971,602.
No new fatalities were registered in the 24-hour count and the death toll remains unchanged at 29,145, according to the latest government data released on Wednesday.
As many as 14,712 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 15.23 per cent.
Zahid said that they held a meeting last week to contain the spread of the virus and gave some directives including wearing masks in public places.
"We're requesting everyone to take vaccines and wear masks everywhere including in offices, educational institutions, buses and trains. We hope that the people will pay heed to our call," he said.
The minister added that although the Covid-19 infection rate was negligible 15 days ago it has started to increase once again.
"The government alone can't tackle the situation. Rather, they need people's cooperation to keep the Covid-19 situation under control," he said.