Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said a 500-member committee has been formed to tackle the coronavirus situation in the country.
The committee has been formed with prominent doctors of Bangladesh Medical Association following a directive by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and committee will coordinate with the sub-committees of the Health Department, said Quader while briefing reporters on current affairs at the secretariat on Monday, reports UNB.
The government has taken several steps to face the situation, he said adding,”Various important programmes of Mujib Year were rearranged and several were cancelled. All programmes of the Independence Day have been cancelled.”
Quader, also the general secretary of ruling Awami League, urged grassroots public representatives to raise awareness among people about coronavirus.
Replying to a question, he said there is no food crisis in the country. “The government will take action if anyone stockpiles food,” he said.
