“The government should not compromise a bit when it comes to keeping the returnees home quarantined. They should be punished or fined as per the country’s law, if they come out of their house during the quarantine period,” he said. He also said the authority was not really prepared to take necessary safety measures when people returned from Italy. Since its detection on December 31 last year in Wuhan, China, it has spread to 166 countries and regions. Till date, the total confirmed cases of infected persons are above 220,000 of which over 8,900 people have died.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 19, 2020 10:07 UTC