Covid testing enforced at all entry points of country

Banglapress Published: 23 September 2025, 10:25 AM

Covid testing enforced at all entry points of country

Bangla Press Desk: Covid-19 testing has been enforced at all the sea-, land and airports of the country amid a rise in cases in neighbouring India. On 4 June, Md Farhad Hussain, director for disease control at the Directorate General of Health Sciences, asked all port authorities to heighten the alert level, and relaunch testing campaign after a pause more than five years. Abdul Majid, a sub-assistant medical officer at the Immigration Health Department at Benapole Checkpost, said genetic sequencing tests in India have confirmed the spread of a new Covid strain in some regions of the country. The new genus LF.7, XFG, JN.I and NB.1.8.1 is a sub-variant of Covid strain Omicron.

If any passenger, after returning from India, shows the symptoms of Covid-19, they will be kept in isolation at the upazila health complex, Abdul Majid said. As of Thursday, there are 5,364 active cases in India, according to the country’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Reporters talked with passengers returning from India to get a picture of the Indian crisis. However, returnees like Paritosh Mondol, Seema Rai, and Monika Rani said they did not see any testing work being carryout out in India. They are facing the exam only in Bangladesh. This article was originally published on Daily Sun. [Bangla Press is a global platform for free thought. It provides impartial news, analysis, and commentary for independent-minded individuals. Our goal is to bring about positive change, which is more important today than ever before.] BP/ZE

[Bangla Press is a global platform for free thought. It provides impartial news, analysis, and commentary for independent-minded individuals. Our goal is to bring about positive change, which is more important today than ever before.]

Covid testing enforced at all entry points of country

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