The coronavirus outbreak is new to Bangladesh, which is true for other countries as well. As the infection broke much earlier abroad, why did we fail to take precautions for effective prevention? The key to prevent any such disease is to prevent spread of the infection. As the infection has already spread, how can we now identify people who are showing symptoms of Covid-19? We might be able prevent the movement of 600,000 people to prevent the spread of the infection, if they can do those things.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 23, 2020 13:18 UTC