Bangladesh confirms first three coronavirus cases: Report 

Bangladesh confirms first three coronavirus cases: Report 

The affected-- two men and a woman-- were found positive for the coronavirus infection on Saturday, the Dhaka Tribune reported.

Published: 08th March 2020 05:59 PM  |   Last Updated: 08th March 2020 05:59 PM   |  A+A-

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Women who had travelled to Italy wait for medical check up outside Government Medical College hospital in Jammu. (Photo | AP)

By PTI

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Sunday confirmed its first three cases of coronavirus in the country, according to a media report.

The affected-- two men and a woman-- were found positive for the coronavirus infection on Saturday, the Dhaka Tribune reported.

"Among them, two of the victims had recently returned from Italy while the other is a relative of one of the returnees," Meerjady Sabrina Flora, the director of Institue of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, said.