ZCZC
BSS-23
QUARANTINE-SITUATION-KHULNA
26,861 released from quarantine in Khulna division
KHULNA, May 14, 2020 (BSS) -A total of 26,861 people were released from home or institutional quarantine, so far, out of the total 29,446 kept in isolation in the division, as they showed no symptoms of novel coronavirus, an official said here today.
Talking to BSS, Assistant Director (Health) in Khulna Dr. Ferdousi Akther said a total of 24,240 people were released from home quarantine, 2,621 from institutional quarantine and 115 others from isolation in the division till 12 noon today as they showed no coronavirus symptoms.
Meanwhile, a total of 369 people were kept in home or institutional quarantine afresh in the last 24 hour, she said.
Among them, two were kept in quarantine in Khulna, 49 in Bagerhat, 192 in Jashore, eight in Jhenaidah, eight in Magura, 10 in Narail, seven in Kustia, 84 in Chuadanga and nine in Meherpur districts, she added.
The local administrations with assistance of the armed forces and law enforcement agencies have intensified efforts in inspiring people to stay home and ensure physical distancing to prevent community transmission of COVID-19 infection.
Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Rasheda Sultana said the collected samples of suspected COVID-19 patients are being tested at three COVID-19 laboratories installed at Khulna Medical College in Khulna, ‘Genome Center’ of Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST) and Kustia General Hospital in Kustia.
“The armed forces and law enforcement agencies have further enhanced efforts to strictly maintain physical distancing for preventing COVID-19 spread amid its limited community transmission at a few places,” she said.
At the same time, inclusive steps have been taken to enhance capacity of providing treatments to the COVID-19 patients under the changing situation amid increasing number of infected patients in Khulna division.
BSS/ZH/GA/1537 hrs