BSS-39 Five hospitalised for having coronavirus symptoms in city

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Five hospitalised for having coronavirus symptoms in city

DHAKA, March 10, 2020 (BSS) – Five persons, suspected to have symptoms of
coronavirus, were admitted to a city hospital in the last 24 hours.

The admitted Bangladeshi nationals are a Saudi Arabia-returnee elderly
couple aged about 65-70, two Italy-returnees and one child returned from
Singapore, Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Group Captain Towhid-
ul-Ahsan told BSS today.

The child was previously admitted to a hospital in Singapore while the
suspected elderly couple had high body temperature along with respiratory
problems during the time of their admission to hospital, he said.

He added that the patients have been kept in isolation.

BSS/CORR/SRH/RY/20:12 hrs