First corona positive case confirmed at Chandpur
A 20-year-old man was tested coronavirus positive in Chandpur last night who went to the district on April 5 from Narayanganj, breaching the complete lockdown of the district.
Md Shakhawat Ullah, the civil surgeon of Chandpur, said the man came to visit his in-law's house from Narayanganj and tested corona positive after locals forced him to do the test.
Civil Surgeon Shakhawat said all the 594 returnees from Narayanganj were put home quarantine. But locals claimed that the returnees were roaming freely in the district ignoring the quarantine.
Deputy Commissioner Md Majedur Rahman Khan of the district said they put the district under lockdown from yesterday evening to contain the spread of the virus.
Meanwhile, a 60-year-old Narayanganj returnee with corona symptoms died at his house in Shibpur village in Feni district last night.
He was buried on that night on special arrangements, as per WHO guidelines.
Nasrin Sultana, upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Feni Sadar upazila said the man returned to Feni from Narayanganj on March 24.
"Two days back, he was admitted to a local hospital for fever and respiratory illness and died yesterday night," she said, adding that his samples were sent to IEDCR for coronavirus testing.
His and two other houses were put under lockdown and the village doctor who treated him was sent to home quarantine, she added.
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