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Bangladesh masks wholesale market bustles amid winter COVID-19 surge
December 28, 2020
DHAKA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- A wholesale market for masks and other personal protective equipment in the old part of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka has been bustling with customers following a winter surge of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bangladesh reported 1,049 new COVID-19 cases and 24 new deaths on Sunday, making the tally at 509,148 and the death toll at 7,452, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
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People buy masks and other personal protective equipment at a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Dec. 27, 2020. (Xinhua)[/caption]
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Retailers buy masks and other personal protective equipment at a wholesale market in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Dec. 27, 2020. (Xinhua)[/caption]
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Retailers buy masks and other personal protective equipment at a wholesale market in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Dec. 27, 2020. (Xinhua)[/caption]
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A trader shows masks at his stall at a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Dec. 27, 2020. (Xinhua)■[/caption]