Coronavirus: Two disinfecting tunnels installed in Magura

Published at 08:59 am April 22nd, 2020

Magura Municipality installs two disinfecting tunnels to prevent coronavirus to enter the city through vehicles, passengers

Members of Bangladesh Army helped in setting up the tunnels at Bhaina intersection and Dhaka road area with funds from the municipality

Magura Municipality authorities on Saturday installed two disinfecting tunnels at the two entrances to the town in an attempt to curb the coronavirus transmission.

Md Mahbubur Rahman, assistant engineer, Magura Municipality, said they have installed the tunnels for spraying water mixed with disinfectant on people riding on vehicles such as two and three-wheelers.

Members of Bangladesh Army helped in setting up the tunnels at Bhaina intersection and Dhaka road area with funds from the municipality, he added.

He also said that detergent and a type of medicine are being used with water for disinfecting people entering the town.

Meanwhile, another disinfectant tunnel was set up in front of Magura 250-bed Hospital under the supervision of Member of Parliament (MP) Saifuzzaman Shikhor.

Bangladesh has confirmed the number of deaths to be 120 till Wednesday while 390 more people tested positive for coronavirus over the last 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 3,772.