The last rites for the three COVID-19 patients would be held following health safety protocol for coronavirus victims while the two other bodies would be transferred to their families, according to him. Gulshan police chief Md Kamruzzaman said the COVID-19 unit of the hospital was a tent-like makeshift structure. Other suspected coronavirus patients were kept at the negative pressure room, she said. The United Hospital started treating coronavirus patients around a month ago. The COVID-19 caseload in Bangladesh topped 38,000 and the death toll neared 550 on Wednesday after the first patients were detected on Mar 8.

Source: bd News24 May 27, 2020 16:57 UTC