2 more coronavirus patients detected in country

Two more people have been found to be infected with coronavirus (COVID-19) in Bangladesh, raising the current number of confirmed cases to 10.

Of those diagnosed with the virus, three have recovered and returned their respective home.

Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora, director of Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), came up with the information at a regular press briefing at Mohakhali in the capital on Tuesday (March 17).

Dr Meerjady Sabrina said, “The new patients include two men. One of them has come from abroad and the other one gets infected after coming into close contact with an affected person.”

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