File photo of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka Dhaka TribuneGroup Captain AHM Touhid-ul Ahsan, director of the airport, confirmed the matter on TuesdayAn elderly Bangladeshi couple with high temperatures has been sent to a Dhaka hospital upon their arrival at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Group Captain AHM Touhid-ul Ahsan, director of the airport, confirmed the matter to Dhaka Tribune on Tuesday. The couple landed at the airport early Tuesday, he said, adding that due to high temperatures in their bodies, they were sent to Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital for further checkup. On Sunday, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) confirmed the first three coronavirus cases in the country. On Monday, two more Bangladeshi men, back from Spain and Italy, and a child, back with his family from Singapore, were sent to the same hospital after they showed possible symptoms of coronavirus infection following their arrival at the airport.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 10, 2020 06:43 UTC