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People wearing face masks are seen during a nationwide lockdown amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 7, 2021. Bangladesh's Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Wednesday reported 7,626 new COVID-19 infections, the highest increase in a single day since the pandemic started in the country. To control the new COVID-19 wave in the country, the Bangladeshi government on Monday enforced a one-week lockdown. (Xinhua)