<span style="color: #222222;">The Bangladesh government  extended closure of primary schools till 22nd May amid recent surge in Corona cases in the country. The students have been advised to stay at home and abide by health instructions issued by the government to contain the spread of Corona pandemic in the country.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged people to wear masks and maintain health guidelines in view of the surge in Corona cases. She instructed the authorities to take prompt measures to check the new wave of COVID 19 infection. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Sheikh Hasina also said that schools, colleges and universities will reopen after Eid. Meanwhile, new infections continued to be over 3500 for the sixth consecutive day on Sunday with 3908 cases reported in the last 24 hours. 35 people died due to Corona on Sunday taking the death toll to 8904.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The positivity rate of the samples also climbed up to 17.65 percent on Sunday while the recovery rate was recorded to be 89..67 percent. The mass vaccination programme is continuing in Bangladesh. On Sunday 58,63,248 people received COVID 19 shots taking the total number of vaccinated people to over 52.63 lakh. </span><br />