Photo: BigstockIt comes after two patients at the hospital’s isolation unit test positiveAuthorities in Barisal has put the southern district under lockdown in an effort to stem the spread of coronavirus. “The entire district will remain locked down until further notice,” Deputy Commissioner M Ajiar Rahman told Dhaka Tribune on Sunday. No one will be allowed to enter or leave the district by any means of transportation, he added. The move came hours after two patients at the isolation unit of Barisal Sher E Bangla Medical College Hospital were found to be Covid-19 positive. As of Sunday, Bangladesh has confirmed 621 coronavirus cases with the death toll rising to 34 after four new fatalities were reported.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 12, 2020 17:48 UTC