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Rajshahi college teacher with breathing problems, fever die
A college teacher suffering from fever and respiratory complications died while undergoing treatment at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital early Sunday.
Cop dies from coronavirus in Rajshahi
A police official died from coronavirus at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Wednesday.
12 including nurse with coronavirus symptoms being treated: RMCH
The Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) is currently treating 12 people, including one of its nurses, who have been showing symptoms of coronavirus but their condition is improving fast, the hospital authorities said Saturday.
RMCH Medicine Department Associate Prof Azizul Haque Azaz said the condition of most of them has improved and they will be released soon.
However, three males among them will be under close observation while the nurse has been kept in institutional isolation at the hospital as she has been suffering from fever for the last ten days and has other coronavirus symptoms, he added.
Earlier on April 1, a coronavirus testing laboratory was launched at RMCH and samples of eight persons were sent to the lab as of Friday.
Five samples were tested at RMCH laboratory so far and all of them tested negative, said the hospital sources.
Rajshahi District Administration sources on Saturday said altogether 2,959 people returned home in the district since March 1.
Among them, 1,080 were sent to home quarantine.
Meanwhile, four more people were sent to home quarantine in the last 20 hours, said the district administration sources adding that 766 of the total quarantined people got release letters.
Bangladesh on Saturday reported nine new coronavirus cases and two deaths. So far, the country has confirmed 70 cases and eight deaths.
The global death toll from coronavirus jumped to 59,203 on Saturday.
5 die in 4 districts with fever, cold
Five people, including two women, died with flu-like symptoms at different hospitals in Barishal, Khulna, Rajshahi and Manikganj on Sunday and Saturday night.
PCR machine reaches RMCH for COVID-19 test
A Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing machine which is used for detecting coronavirus or COVID-19 and other complicated diseases reached the laboratory of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Thursday evening.
Coronavirus: RMCH interns abstain from work over safety concern
Interns at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) abstained from work from Thursday morning demanding safety equipment amid the threat of coronavirus outbreak.
Prisoner dies at RMCH
A prisoner died while undergoing treatment at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Saturday noon.
Chinese national hospitalised in Rangpur with fever
A female Chinese national was admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) with fever on Sunday.
China returnee youth admitted to RMCH
A Bangladeshi youth who returned from China three days ago, got admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Wednesday.
Two minor children drown in Rajshahi
Two minor children drowned in a pond on Saturday morning in Dashmari Satbaria area of the city.