The Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) has suspended question-answer session and discussion from its online brief on coronavirus.
Abul Kalam Azad, director general of DGHS, made the statement on Tuesday, adding that the online media brief has been converted into a health bulletin, to be aired every day at 2.30pm.
“We have taken the decision after discussing the program with policy makers and journalists,” he said.
“We will try to share all necessary information on coronavirus in the health bulletin, and we will share more information through press release as well. Journalists can even turn to our concerned colleagues for further information,” he said.
On Tuesday, 41 more people tested positive with Covid-19 in Bangladesh raising the total infected to 164. Five more people died taking the total death toll to 17. Of the 164 infected, 33 have recovered so far.
The fast spreading coronavirus has claimed 73,824 lives and infected 1,329,303 people worldwide till date, according to Worldometer. Around 293,454 people have recovered thus far.
