Four of her family members have also recovered after an 18-day long battle with Covid-19An 80-year-old coronavirus patient has recovered in Bauphal upazila of Patuakhali, raising hope among others fighting with the deadly disease in the district. The elderly woman along with four of her family members have recovered after an 18-day long battle with Covid-19 on Friday, reports UNB. Bauphal Upazila Administration greeted the woman and her family members with flowers around 11am and allowed them to go home, said Proshanta Kumar Saha, Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer. On April 23, all of the family members were put in institutional quarantine at Idris Degree College as IEDCR found them all positive for the virus. According to family sources, the five family members returned home from Narayanganj on April 20.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 08, 2020 11:03 UTC