The government has ordered all its officials and employees, including district and upazila levels, to ensure their mandatory presence at their respective offices to provide emergency support in order to fight against coronavirus.

The Cabinet Division issued a circular in this regard on Sunday (Mar 22).

The order will remain effective until any further notice, the circular said.

Earlier, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare cancelled leave of all officials and physicians under the ministry due to the breakout of Covid-19, a new strain of coronavirus, in the country.

Bangladesh has so far recorded two deaths and 24 infections from Covid-19, a pandemic announced by the World Health Organization (WHO).

The fast spreading coronavirus has claimed more than 13,000 lives and infected over 300,000 people across the world, according to Worldometer.