IEDCR adds more hotline numbers
Will collect suspected coronavirus patients’ samples from home if needed
This illustration shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. Photo: AP
The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) today increased the hotline numbers to report any suspected cases of coronavirus to 12 from four, after three cases were confirmed in Bangladesh on Sunday.
Sources at the IEDCR also said that, if contacted and according to necessity, their special medical teams would visit suspected coronavirus patients' homes and collect samples for testing.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. According to the IEDCR, the hotline numbers were increased as the coronavirus alert level has been raised to three from one.
The hotline numbers:
01401184551, 01401184554, 01401184555, 01401184556, 01401184559, 01401184560, 01401184563, 01401184568, 01927711784, 01927711785, 01937000011, 01937110011
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