Bangladeshi infected with coronavirus in Italy

Published at 02:37 pm March 4th, 2020

File photo: Workers in protective suits are seen at a checkpoint for registration and body temperature measurement, at an entrance of a residential compound in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Hubei province, China February 23, 2020 Reuters

Five other Bangladeshis have been infected by the virus in Singapore

A Bangladeshi national in Italy has contacted the novel coronavirus, which has claimed the lives of over 3,000 people.

Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Principal Scientific Officer ASM Alamgir confirmed the matter on Wednesday.

He said: “The Bangladeshi national lives in Milan. He has been kept in home isolation and is doing better than before."

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“The Bangladesh Embassy in Italy informed us about it in the morning.”

As of now, five other Bangladeshis have been infected by the virus in Singapore.