A health worker in a protective gown checks a man for signs of the coronavirus Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneThe number of infected health workers has tripled in three daysAround 100 healthcare professionals, including 54 doctors, have tested positive for Covid-19 in the country as of Tuesday, according to Bangladesh Doctors’ Foundation (BDF). BDF founder and Chief Administrator Dr Nirupam Das disclosed the tally to reporters. Most of the doctors infected were in Dhaka and Narayanganj—two major clusters of community transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes Covid-19. The latest figures mark a threefold increase in the number of infected health professionals in just three days. Earlier, the BDF estimated that 29 doctors, nurses, and other health workers had contracted the virus as of April 11.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 14, 2020 16:18 UTC