Seven more Bangladeshis die in NY
At least 23 Bangladeshis died of Covid-19 in the US as of last night, according to the US authorities.
Of them, seven breathed their last in the last 24 hours. The highest number of deaths -- 20 -- were reported in New York, where many Bangladeshis live.
The hospital authorities of the country confirmed the deaths to Bangladeshi journalists in the US.
Neher Siddique, a Bangladeshi journalist residing in New York, told The Daily Star that the authorities already banned entry of outsiders to the hospitals to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
They are not even allowing journalists and close relatives of any of the patients admitted to the hospitals, he added.
Several other Bangladeshis died after being infected with the virus in different countries, including Italy, Spain, and the UK.
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