Coronavirus: Expatriate tests positive after death in Chattogram
An expatriate tested positive for coronavirus after his death in Enayet Bazar area in metropolis on Monday night.
The deceased was recognized as Sekander Ali, 45, of the area. He returned from Saudi Arabia in late January this season.
Civil Surgeon Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi told UNB that Sekander died with coronavirus symptoms on Monday morning but the test result confirmed at 10pm that he previously the virus.
Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) by making use of police buried the deceased, he said adding that up to now seven persons died from coronavirus in the city.
Mohammad Mohsin, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said the home of the deceased on Batali road in the area was put under lockdown.
Meanwhile, the relatives of the deceased alleged that they tried to admit Sekander to a hospital as he had been experiencing fever, breathing complication going back 15 days but failed.
As the problem worsened within the last couple of days, his samples were given to Chattogram General Hospital on Thursday, and after his death on Monday morning, they got the report.
Asked about delay in getting coronavirus test report, the Civil Surgeon said, “We had nothing to accomplish. Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (BITID) takes greater than a week to provide report.”
Bangladesh has up to now recorded 10,143 coronavirus cases and 182 deaths.
The united states reported its highest daily new coronavirus cases on Monday with the detection of 688 patients.
Source: www.theindependentbd.com
