Even three months afterthe lockdown, the number of coronary heart attacks and deaths continues torise. State Minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak said the zoning system has beenintroduced to keep the lives of the citizens safe by keeping both the life andlivelihood running and the wheel of the economy moving in such a situation.

He said a ‘zoning system’has been introduced in the country after the lockdown by analyzing datacollected from various sources comprising of meritorious students and teachersin the country and abroad. Data Analytics Task Force has been formed.Considering the population density of the city, area-based lockdown is beingcarried out considering the number of patients identified for 14 days. Although60 people per lakh are affected, it is being declared as a high-risk red zone.And if it is below 59, it is considered a yellow zone. Geo-fencing and zoningare being updated daily from geo-mapping.

However, data scientists,statisticians and health experts are also working to find an ideal scientificmethod for Bangladesh considering the population density and the number ofinfected people within certain boundaries, Palak said. In this case, the issuesof the market, hospital, bus stand, etc. of any area are also being taken intoconsideration.

Palak said that thegovernment is being given advance information about the areas affected by thephone calls coming to the hotlines and analyzing the identifiers. However, bydownloading the Corona Tracer BD app on the phone and turning on Bluetooth, thePeople can also get this information.

An area-wise draft hasbeen prepared through hair-splitting analysis since June 8 and the draft willbe finalized this week, the state minister said.

Junaid Ahmed Palak saidthat 60 percent of people wore masks in April after Corona, but the numberdropped to 30 percent in May. So we need to raise awareness more. If everyoneuses the Corona Tracer BD app and keeps its Bluetooth open, mobile phoneusers can be alert in advance.

He said another taskforce comprising representatives of the Department of Health, IDECR, DataAnalytics Team of ICT Department, A2I, City Corporation, Police, and Public administration is working to save lives and livelihoods in the situation.