Seventeen of 63 people who returned from Chapainawabganj have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in Moulvibazar this evening. Moulvibazar Civil Surgeon Chowdhury Jalal Uddin Murshed told our Moulvibazar correspondent that the patients have been kept under quarantine and in observation. According to sources at the civil surgeon office, a group of small traders who returned to
Twelve among 24 people who have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in Moulvibazar in the last two days till Sunday, have come from Chapainawabganj, said Moulvibazar Civil Surgeon Chowdhury Jalal Uddin Murshed. Two persons working at households of as many people arriving from Chapainawabganj were also diagnosed with coronavirus, the civil surgeon said. Four to five families are
It said 10 districts were defined as high-risk zones between March 2-16.
From March 17-30, however, the number of high-risk zones districts jumped to 38, indicating that the virus is fast spreading across the country, the IEDCR data said. The Covid-19 virus is spreading like wildfire across the country, Mushtaq Hossain, an adviser to the IEDCR, told The Daily Star yesterday.
He also said the daily positivity rate is on a sharp rise across the country.
The noted virologist said the UK and South African variants may be key factors behind the surge. But reckless behaviour of the people and their disregard for healthcare guidelines is the most important reason behind the surge, Hossain said.