Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital Dhaka TribuneThe patient had returned from Bahrain around two months agoA 42 year old man has fled Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital (ShSMCH) while doctors were discussing whether to send him to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) for coronavirus tests. The man fled the hospital on Sunday afternoon after a relative reportedly told him the doctors thought he had coronavirus. The doctors were holding a meeting, where they decided to hand over his case to the IEDCR, at the time. The doctors could not collect samples for a coronavirus test before the patient fled, Dr Al Amin said. “We have sent all the information about the patient and his contact number to the IEDCR.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 15, 2020 13:41 UTC