Speakers at a seminar on Covid-19 (coronavirus) at Dhaka University on Sunday; March 15, 2020 Dhaka TribuneA large portion of the Dhaka population suffer from chronic health conditions, putting them at high risk from coronavirusAn outbreak of Covid-19 (coronavirus) would pose a serious challenge in Dhaka due to the dense population of the city, experts have said. Returning Bangladeshi expatriates pose an additional challenge to containing the virus, they added. The comment was made at a seminar titled “Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak : Challenges and concerns for Bangladesh,” held at Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University (DU) on Sunday. A large portion of the Dhaka population suffer from chronic health conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, COPD, cancer, renal and liver diseases, putting them at high risk from coronavirus, speakers said. Covid-19 will have a huge impact if it spreads to more people in Dhaka,” Dr Be-Nazir said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 15, 2020 12:33 UTC