COVID-19: Pictures, Bangladesh steps up precautionary measures as its migrant workers return home

Country gears up to receive home thousands of migrant workers laid off due to COVID-19

Last updated:
2 MIN READ
1/10
Passengers wait in a queue maintaining social distancing as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus to enter the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
AFP
2/10
\A passenger sits next to signs requesting to maintain social distancing as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
AFP
3/10
Security personnel stand next to a sign requesting to maintain social distancing as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
AFP
4/10
Government sets up fund to help reintegrate expats into country’s labor market.
AFP
5/10
An employee of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport sprays disinfectant as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Dhaka.
AFP
6/10
An employee of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport cleans the floor covered with signs requesting to maintain social distancing as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Dhaka.
AFP
7/10
A man (R) stands next to a sign requesting to wear facemasks as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka
AFP
8/10
A security personnel stands next to a sign requesting to maintain social distancing as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
AFP
9/10
An employee of the Mugda Medical College and Hospital collects a swab sample from a resident to test for the COVID-19 in Dhaka.
AFP
10/10
An employee of the Mugda Medical College and Hospital sprays disinfectant after a lab technician collected a nasal swab sample from a resident to test for the COVID-19 in Dhaka.
AFP

Sign up for the Daily Briefing

Get the latest news and updates straight to your inbox

Up Next