Map of Cox's Bazar district Dhaka TribuneMeanwhile, a Rohingya family has been quarantined after illegally entering Bangladesh on MondayThe authorities have requisitioned resorts in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila in order to set up quarantine centres in their premises in a bid to combat the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Three resorts – Pebble Stone Resort, La Bella Resort and Royal Stone Resort – adjacent to Inani Beach along the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf Marine Drive Road have been selected for 150 beds to be placed in them to keep coronavirus patients in institutional quarantine. Meanwhile, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) till Monday confirmed a total of 33 coronavirus cases in the country. Speaking to Dhaka Tribune on Monday, Ukhia Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md Nikaruzzaman Chowdhury, said: “We have requisitioned three resorts to establish institutional quarantine facilities there for housing Covid-19 patients. Meanwhile, four members of a Rohingya family have been quarantined after they arrived in Leda Rohingya Camp No 24 in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf upazila.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 23, 2020 17:14 UTC