Photo: BigstockLocals hurled brickbats at the house in a bid to force them away from the area18 members of a family have tested positive for Covid-19 in Fatulla area of Narayanganj. The incident took place on Tuesday in Delpara area in ward number 4 of Kutubpur union under sadar upazila (Fatullah). Nahida Barik, sadar upazila nirbahi officer went to the location following the incident and urged the locals to be more compassionate. She said: “You are trying to drive the family away from the area because 18 of them have been infected by coronavirus. “However, the civil surgeon [whose maternal family is infected] is continuously treating Covid-19 patients at the 300 bedded hospital.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 29, 2020 07:30 UTC