Coronavirus situation in Bangladesh
Orders worth $3 billion cancelled so far: BGMEA
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Thursday said buyers have so far cancelled orders worth US$ 3 billion following the outbreak of coronavirus.
About 1,092 factories reported that 943.12 million pieces of RMG products worth US$ 3 billion have either been cancelled or held up until 5pm on Thursday, according to BGMEA sources.
This cancellation will affect approximately 2.16 million Bangladeshi workers, the sources said.
Rangpur Medical starts coronavirus testing
Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Thursday started testing samples of people with coronavirus symptoms at the laboratory of Microbiology Department.
203 Bangladeshis return from India through Bhomra port
As countries are locking borders to contain the spread of coronavirus, 203 Bangladeshis returned home from India through Satkhira's Bhomra Land port in the last 48 hours.
No new coronavirus case in country in 48 hrs: IEDCR
No new patient tested positive for COVID-19 in Bangladesh in the last two days, keeping the total number of confirmed cases in the country at 48, said the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) on Sunday.
Noakhali building locked down after youth’s death from fever, cough
Police have put a building under lockdown in Choumuhini Bazar area in Begumganj upazila after the death of a young man, who was suffering from fever and cough, on Thursday night.
Syed Mohiuddin Abdul Azim, resident medical officer of Noakhali General Hospital, said the 23-year-old man died at the hospital on Thursday night. “He might have died from a cardiac arrest,” he added.
The youth, an assistant to a dentist at Choumuhuni Bazar area, had been suffering from fever and cough for the last one week, said Mahbubul Alam, Begumganj upazila nirbahi officer.
Dr Mominur Rahman, Noakhali civil surgeon, said they have sent the blood sample of the deceased to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) in the capital for test to ensure whether he died from coronavirus.
After the youth’s death, the local administration declared Azizia Plaza as the quarantine centre, he said, adding that the youth used to live on the third floor of the building.
Coronavirus: GCC distributes PPE among doctors, nurses
Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) on Friday distributed Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) among doctors, health officials and nurses, including Civil Surgeon Dr Khairuzzaman, in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Stand by BD businessmen to tackle corona situation: FBCCI chief to China
President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) Sheikh Fazle Fahim on Sunday urged China to stand by Bangladeshi businessmen to tackle the coronavirus situation.
Bangladesh suspends all passenger flights with 10 countries
Bangladesh on Saturday cancelled all the international passenger flights until March 31 with 10 countries to be effective from 12 am on Sunday to restrict the spread of coronavirus in the country.