19 March 2024

Girl with COVID-19 symptoms hospitalised in Jashore, 5 houses locked down

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The local administration has locked down five houses in Chowgaccha upazila of Jashore district after a teenage girl was admitted to Jashore Medical College Hospital on Sunday night with coronavirus symptoms.

A team led by Upazila nirbahi officer Jahidul Islam locked down the houses at night.

According to hospital officials, the girl was taken to the hospital around 8:20pm and was later referred to the isolation ward.

Physician Lutfunnahar, upazila health and family planning officer, said the sample from the girl has been sent to Dhaka for test.

No new patient tested positive for COVID-19 in the country in the last two days, keeping the total number of confirmed cases at 48.

Bangladesh has so far confirmed five deaths. The global death toll from the virus rose to 33,965 on Monday morning -- a mortality rate of 18 per cent.

Bangladesh has shut educational institutions and public transports and urged people to stay indoors to prevent the virus from spreading.


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