Photo: BigstockThe new patients include a woman aged around 30Three new Covid-19 patients have been confirmed in Bangladesh, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 20. Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), confirmed the matter on Friday. The new patients include a woman aged around 30, she said at a press conference in the capital. Among the two men -- aged 30 and 70, the elderly one is in critical condition and undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit of a hospital, Nasima added. Earlier on Wednesday, with the death of a 70-year-old man, Bangladesh recorded its first death from Covid-19.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 20, 2020 10:18 UTC