“More than 80 percent of patients don’t need any treatment. The rest may need oxygen support and some drugs,” he told the daily online media briefing on the coronavirus outbreak on Friday. Volunteers carrying the corpse of a COVID-19 victim for burial at the graveyard in Dhaka's Khilgaon Taltola on Saturday. Photo: Mahmud Zaman OviThe director said the World Health Organization also encourages treatment in isolation at home. Flora said it would be better for the COVID-19 patients to stay at home also because those who really need support may get neglected if the hospitals are overburdened.

Source: bd News24 April 17, 2020 15:33 UTC