Bangladesh To Deploy Army in Lockdown To Curb COVID-19 Surge

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2 July 2021 18:27 WIB

People board an overcrowded ferry as they go home a day before imposing a countrywide lockdown in Munshiganj, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 30, 2021. Bangladesh is deploying army troops from Thursday to enforce a strict lockdown amid a record spike in coronavirus cases driven by the Delta variant first detected in India REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

2 Juli 2021 00:00 WIB

People board an overcrowded ferry as they go home a day before a countrywide lockdown in Munshiganj, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 30, 2021. Most restrictions imposed as part of a strict lockdown introduced in April have since been lifted, but a record spike in cases this week of the highly contagious Delta variant has prompted the government to order a week of tight controls. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

2 Juli 2021 00:00 WIB

People board an overcrowded ferry as they go home a day before a countrywide lockdown is imposed, in Munshiganj, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 30, 2021. Bangladesh's vaccination drive suffered a blow after India stopped exports of the AstraZeneca shot in response to a record surge in domestic infections, with only three percent of its population of 170 million getting two doses. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

2 Juli 2021 00:00 WIB

People board an overcrowded ferry as they go home a day before a countrywide lockdown is imposed, in Munshiganj, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

2 Juli 2021 00:00 WIB

People rush to board an overcrowded ferry at the Mawa Ferry Terminal as they go home a day before a countrywide lockdown in Munshiganj, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

2 Juli 2021 00:00 WIB

People board an overcrowded ferry as they go home a day before a countrywide lockdown is imposed, in Munshiganj, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

2 Juli 2021 00:00 WIB