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Tourism sites in Chattogram reopened after five months

| Updated: August 23, 2020 19:10:15


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After five months of closure due to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the tourist spots of Chattogram reopened on Saturday.

Deputy Commissioner Elias Hossain said that all the tourist spots including Chattagram Zoo, Foy's Lake and Patenga beach have been opened for public on 16 conditions over maintaining health guidelines and social distance, reports UNB.

The district administration said the recreation centers were shut from March 18 this year to prevent the spread of deadly coronavirus.

The Deputy Commissioner said the decision of reopening tourist spots in the port city was taken at a meeting of Chattogram District Committee on Coronavirus Prevention.

The last meeting of the committee was held at the conference room of the deputy commissioner on Wednesday.

However, he also said that the visitors have to go to the recreation centers following the hygiene rules.

Besides, sea beaches, tourist spots and hotels-motels in Cox’s Bazar municipality area reopened  on August 17 on a limited scale.

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