Eight more Bangladeshis in US die of coronavirus
ne World Trade Center Tower is illuminated in red, white, and blue in recognition of the ongoing nationwide effort to combat the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 30, 2020. Photo: Reuters
A total of eight Bangladeshis have died of Covid-19 in the US over the last 24 hours.
Of them, seven died in New York and one in the state of Michigan, Jakaria Masud, editor of New York-based newspaper Aajkal, confirmed while talking to The Daily Star.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The number of Bangladeshis who died of coronavirus infection in the US is now 31.
Yesterday, 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.
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