The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research or IEDCR, the government’s disease wing, announced the move at a media briefing on Saturday. Previously, only travellers arriving in the country from China were required to undergo screening tests. But the virus has killed over 700 people since its outbreak in China's Wuhan late last year and cases have since been confirmed in 25 countries around the world.

Source: bd News24 February 08, 2020 07:07 UTC