Hubei Province, center of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 14,840 new confirmed cases and 242 new deaths Wednesday, the highest daily increases so far, after the diagnosis criteria for confirmed COVID-19 cases were further loosened for timely treatment of more patients.

As the novel coronavirus spreads and claims more lives, misinformation about its origin and scale is gaining traction on the web.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday said the government will bring back Bangladeshi citizens, willing to return from China, after at least 14 days as the Chinese government will not allow anybody to leave before that.