Tourists not allowed in Kuakata

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Patuakhali district administration on Wednesday imposed a ban on domestic and foreign tourists from visiting Kuakata Sea beach. It also directed local hotels and motels owners to stop booking.

Hotel and motel owners also directed to discourage local and foreign tourists to visit Kuakata sea beach.

Tourist police is carrying out campaign among visiting domestic and foreign tourists asking them not to gather or hold any programme at the beach

The Sea beach will be evacuated before this evening. Tourists’ evacuation from hotels and motels will be started from Thursday morning. At the same time, no one will be allowed to gather in the beach area.

In awake of coronavirus pandemic, the deputy commissioner imposed these restrictions to check the further spread of deadly Covid-19.

Meanwhile, Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar administration also have taken such measures to Patenga and Cox’s Bazar Sea beach.