On Sunday, the court issued the rule after hearing a petition filed by a lawyer amid the spate of the viral disease in the capital. The petitioners were represented by lawyer Suja Uddowla at the hearing, while the state was represented by Deputy Attorney General Amit Talukder. According to the state counsel, two court officials are currently suffering from chikungunya. The symptoms of dengue and chikungunya are almost similar but joint pains are more severe in cases of chikungunya, according to doctors. “Chikungunya patients can hardly move due to severe body ache and joint pains,” said Dr SM Alamgir of Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research.

Source: bd News24 July 09, 2017 08:03 UTC