Tolarbag

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Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Why Tolarbag can be a good example in tackling Covid-19

 A strict adherence to lockdown rules, staying indoors, and maintaining social distancing and hygiene is the reason why Tolarbag has been able to slow down Covid-19 transmission

People walk through the streets of Tolarbag in the capital. Photo: Mumit M
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

In ‘lockdown’, Tolarbag people wait for good days

The building in the capital's Tolarbag, which was supposed to be under lockdown following the death of an elderly person from coronavirus, was left unguarded allowing its residents to go out and come in freely whenever they needed. Photo: Mumit M
Coronavirus chronicle

No ‘official’ lockdown in Tolarbag, no one being tested either