Nasima Sultana, an additional director general at health services, confirmed the development to bdnews24.com on Thursday evening. The four COVID-19 patients were undergoing treatment at hospital while their close contacts went into quarantine, she said. The reports also said the institute’s Director Flora went into quarantine. The Directorate General of Health Services said the whole of Bangladesh is at risk of coronavirus infection as known COVID-19 patients have been detected in 43 districts. Bangladesh recorded a total of 1,572 known coronavirus infections with 341 new cases as the death rose by 10 to 60 until Thursday morning.

Source: bd News24 April 16, 2020 15:11 UTC