The four others are also former members of the army, the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate or ISPR said on Monday. It said a total of 345 coronavirus patients took treatment at the hospital. The patients are current and former members of the armed forces, civilian members and members of their families. The four former army personnel who died at the hospital from the respiratory illness were also suffering from other underlying health issues. The army took sufficient steps to ensure treatment of the members of the armed forces when the coronavirus pandemic reached Bangladesh, the ISPR said.

Source: bd News24 May 11, 2020 17:12 UTC