File photo: A medical worker wearing a protective mask and suit treats patients suffering from coronavirus in an intensive care unit in Italy on March 19 ReutersThe first Bangladeshi to die to Covid-19 in ItalyA Bangladeshi expatriate has died from coronavirus at a hospital in Italy. The deceased Golam Mawla, 56, son of Hafez Ali Akbar of Companiganj upazila in Noakhali died in Milan, Italy on Friday, reports UNB. “Golam had been suffering from fever, cough and respiratory problem and breathed his last around 8pm Friday night at a hospital in Milan,” Eampur Union Parishad Chairman Iqbal Chowdhury said quoting his family members. He was tested positive for coronavirus, the family sources said. He is the first Bangladeshi patient died from coronavirus in Italy.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 21, 2020 08:26 UTC