COVID-19: Schools, colleges ordered to hold assemblies inside classrooms

The government has ordered schools and colleges to hold daily assemblies inside classrooms amid growing fears over the novel coronavirus in the country.

Educational institutions were also directed to postpone cultural, sporting and other events for the time being.

It came after the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research or IEDCR confirmed the first three cases of the coronavirus infection in Bangladesh on Mar 8, bdnews24.com reported.

Educational  institutions, however, will remain open as the current situation in the country does not warrant their closure, according to government officials.

“All offices and educational institutions under the Secondary and Higher Education  Department are advised to avoid crowds under the present circumstances,” the Secondary and Higher Education Department said in a notice.

“Daily assemblies should be held inside classrooms until further notice.”