Bangladesh issues travel warnings, COVID-19 rise in neighboring countries

10/6/2025 6:15

Amid a fresh rise in COVID-19 infections in several neighboring countries, the Bangladeshi interim government has asked people to refrain from traveling to those destinations unless absolutely necessary.



The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health has also instructed the relevant authorities to enhance health screening and surveillance measures at all ports to contain the spread of the infection.



The directives which were issued Monday stated that new subvariants of the coronavirus are spreading in several neighboring countries.



To prevent potential transmission of these variants into Bangladesh, it said surveillance must be strengthened at International Health Regulations desks at all land, sea, and airports for both inbound travelers from affected countries, and outbound travelers from Bangladesh to those destinations.