A madrasha teacher died after showing flu-like symptoms at Sadar hospital here on Thursday afternoon.   The deceased aged about 61 was an assistant teacher of Sufia Darul Aman Islamia Dakhil Madrasha and a  resident of Charjangalia area of Kamalnagar upazila.   Dr Anwar Hossain, resident medical officer of Sadar hospital, said the man was a diabetic patient and had been suffering from fever, cold and respiratory problem for the last few days.   He went to Sadar hospital with respiratory problem on Wednesday and died on Thursday, said Dr Anwar. Samples were taken from the body and was sent for coronavirus   test, he said.   Mohammad Nurul Absar, officer-in-charge of Kamalnagar Police Station, said houses of 12 families in the area were put under lockdown following the death of the teacher.

An old woman suffering from fever, sneeze and cough died at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) on early Tuesday.   Rupsha Upazila Health Officer Dr Anisur Rahman said the woman, who is just above 60, died around 1am.   She was a resident of Rupsha Upazila.   She got admitted to Rupsha Upazila Health Complex after returning home from Dhaka with her daughter-in-law a week ago but hid her travel history.   Civil Surgeon Dr Sujat Ahmed said samples from the deceased and her relative will be tested at KMCH.   Rupsha Upazila Nirbahi Officer Nasrin Akhter said they have been tracing contact history of the woman and sending people to home quarantine.   KMCH is going to start coronavirus tests using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machines from Tuesday.   Bangladesh has so far confirmed 123 coronavirus cases and 12 deaths.

A 70-year-old man, suffering from fever, cold and cough, died at Kamankhola in Sadar upazila on Wednesday night.   Civil Surgeon Dr Abdul Gaffar said the man had been suffering from fever and cold for the last two days. He had many other ailments including high blood pressure.   The man fell sick around 8pm and died before he was taken to Sadar Upazila Health Complex, said Dr Gaffar.   A medical team collected samples from the deceased for coronavirus test.   The local administration has put the house under lockdown.