<p>A Muslim cleric has tested positive for the deadly <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> after he conducted Ramzan prayers for a group of nearly two dozen people at a local mosque in southwest Bangladesh, according to a media report.</p>.<p>The cleric led the prayers at a mosque in Adadanga village in Magura district on Saturday and was found to be infected with the disease the following day, bdnews24 reported.</p>.<p>According to the report, authorities are making a list of around 20-25 people who attended the prayers and they will be tested for any symptom of the virus.</p>.<p>Tanveer Rahman, chief executive officer of Shalikha sub district, was quoted as saying in the report that the cleric's Bagharpara Pashchima village, which is one-and-a-half kilometres from the mosque, has been put under lockdown following the discovery.</p>.<p>Bangladesh reported 5,416 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 145 deaths till Sunday.</p>.<p>The country had on April 6 suspended prayers for the public at mosques in a bid to stop the spread of the virus.</p>.<p>The Ministry of Religious Affairs issued an emergency notice restricting the congregation in mosques and urging the public to pray at home.</p>.<p>The notice also said that a maximum of 10 people can attend the weekly Friday prayers in mosques. The government also restricted visits to other places of worship.</p>.<p>Bangladesh has decided to extend the nationwide COVID-19 shutdown until May 5 amid warnings of heightening risks of coronavirus infections in the country, including among doctors and healthcare workers.</p>.<p>To curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, the government had initially declared a general holiday on March 26 for 10 days. Later, that was gradually extended till April 25 as the country kept seeing a rise in the number of cases and deaths from COVID-19.</p>
<p>A Muslim cleric has tested positive for the deadly <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> after he conducted Ramzan prayers for a group of nearly two dozen people at a local mosque in southwest Bangladesh, according to a media report.</p>.<p>The cleric led the prayers at a mosque in Adadanga village in Magura district on Saturday and was found to be infected with the disease the following day, bdnews24 reported.</p>.<p>According to the report, authorities are making a list of around 20-25 people who attended the prayers and they will be tested for any symptom of the virus.</p>.<p>Tanveer Rahman, chief executive officer of Shalikha sub district, was quoted as saying in the report that the cleric's Bagharpara Pashchima village, which is one-and-a-half kilometres from the mosque, has been put under lockdown following the discovery.</p>.<p>Bangladesh reported 5,416 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 145 deaths till Sunday.</p>.<p>The country had on April 6 suspended prayers for the public at mosques in a bid to stop the spread of the virus.</p>.<p>The Ministry of Religious Affairs issued an emergency notice restricting the congregation in mosques and urging the public to pray at home.</p>.<p>The notice also said that a maximum of 10 people can attend the weekly Friday prayers in mosques. The government also restricted visits to other places of worship.</p>.<p>Bangladesh has decided to extend the nationwide COVID-19 shutdown until May 5 amid warnings of heightening risks of coronavirus infections in the country, including among doctors and healthcare workers.</p>.<p>To curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, the government had initially declared a general holiday on March 26 for 10 days. Later, that was gradually extended till April 25 as the country kept seeing a rise in the number of cases and deaths from COVID-19.</p>