The vessel, MV AR Khan, was inaugurated on Tuesday. The people, who get entry illegally into the district amid the ongoing general holiday, will be sent to the vessel for the quarantine purpose, officials said. "Once we find passengers in a trawler or boat, they will be sent to the floating quarantine unit for 14 days," he added. As of Tuesday, Bangladesh has so far recorded 46 deaths and 1,012 cases from Covid-19, a pandemic announced by the World Health Organization (WHO). The fast spreading coronavirus, which was first reported in China's Wuhan, has claimed 119,815 lives and infected 1,930,275 people across the world till 3:05pm on Tuesday, according to worldometer.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 14, 2020 08:26 UTC