4 doctors, 30 judges, 50 addl secretaries in home quarantine

Four doctors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), 30 judges, and at least 50 additional secretaries in different ministries and divisions have been quarantined at home to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The DMCH principal, Dr Khan Abul Kalam Azad, said: “Two doctors of the nephrology department and two of the medicine department have been asked to stay in home-quarantine. None of them is infected. However, they provided treatment to 10 patients, of whom four tested positive for the coronavirus.”

All doctors, nurses, and other staff who went near the patients have been advised home-quarantine, he said. However, he could not confirm how many of them were told to remain in quarantine. Dr Mujibur Rahman, head of the department of medicine at DMCH, said: “A patient who tested positive for the coronavirus was admitted to the medicine ward around eight or nine days back with flu-like symptoms.”

“The patient was a returnee from a foreign country. The patient was treated for his symptoms and put on dialysis. On Tuesday, we found out that his symptoms suggested that he has the coronavirus. So, we called the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control And Research (IEDCR) and they came to collect his blood sample,” he added.  The results, received yesterday, were positive. A board immediately met to discuss the next steps and the four doctors who he mostly dealt with the patient were sent on home-quarantine, said Dr Mujibur Rahman.

50 addl. secys in home quarantine

At least 50 additional secretaries in different ministries and divisions have been quarantined at home from Monday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. All of them landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from the US on Monday, after completing a 12-day training workshop at the Duke Centre for International Development (DCID) at Duke University.

Talking to The Independent, Md Ahsan Kabir,  joint secretary (development branch) of the public administration ministry, said the 50 additional secretaries are in home-quarantine on the basis of instructions of IEDCR, which made it mandatory for all returning from foreign countries to stay in quarantine at home.

“When the officials entered the country early on Monday, our secretary verbally asked them to stay in quarantine at their homes,” he also said. “All the officials went to the US on March 2 to attend the professional development programme at the Duke Centre for International Development (DCID) of the Sanford School of Public Policy of Duke University,” he added.

30 judges put in home quarantine

As many as 30 judges, who attended a training programme abroad, have been put in home-quarantine amid the coronavirus outbreak. The judges left Dhaka on February 29 for Australia and returned home on Sunday night after attending a two-week training at the Western Sydney University, said Bikash Kumar Shaha, joint secretary of the law ministry.

Wedding house turned into quarantine

The Habiganj administration on Tuesday put a France-returnee bridegroom and his family members in home-quarantine at Korab village in Lakhai upazila for defying government instructions. Sanchita Karmakar, upazila nirbahi officer, said Masuk, the bride, returned from France on March 11.

4 doctors, 30 judges, 50 addl secretaries in home quarantine

Four doctors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), 30 judges, and at least 50 additional secretaries in different ministries and divisions have been quarantined at home to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The DMCH principal, Dr Khan Abul Kalam Azad, said: Two doctors of the nephrology department and two of the medicine department have been asked to stay in home-quarantine. None of them is infected. However, they provided treatment to 10 patients, of whom four tested positive for the coronavirus. All doctors, nurses, and other staff who went near the patients have been advised home-quarantine, he said. However, he could not confirm how many of them were told to remain in quarantine. Dr Mujibur Rahman, head of the department of medicine at DMCH, said: A patient who tested positive for the coronavirus was admitted to the medicine ward around eight or nine days back with flu-like symptoms. The patient was a returnee from a foreign country. The patient was treated for his symptoms and put on dialysis. On Tuesday, we found out that his symptoms suggested that he has the coronavirus. So, we called the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control And Research (IEDCR) and they came to collect his blood sample, he added. The results, received yesterday, were positive. A board immediately met to discuss the next steps and the four doctors who he mostly dealt with the patient were sent on home-quarantine, said Dr Mujibur Rahman. 50 addl. secys in home quarantine At least 50 additional secretaries in different ministries and divisions have been quarantined at home from Monday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. All of them landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from the US on Monday, after completing a 12-day training workshop at the Duke Centre for International Development (DCID) at Duke University. Talking to The Independent, Md Ahsan Kabir, joint secretary (development branch) of the public administration ministry, said the 50 additional secretaries are in home-quarantine on the basis of instructions of IEDCR, which made it mandatory for all returning from foreign countries to stay in quarantine at home. When the officials entered the country early on Monday, our secretary verbally asked them to stay in quarantine at their homes, he also said. All the officials went to the US on March 2 to attend the professional development programme at the Duke Centre for International Development (DCID) of the Sanford School of Public Policy of Duke University, he added. 30 judges put in home quarantine As many as 30 judges, who attended a training programme abroad, have been put in home-quarantine amid the coronavirus outbreak. The judges left Dhaka on February 29 for Australia and returned home on Sunday night after attending a two-week training at the Western Sydney University, said Bikash Kumar Shaha, joint secretary of the law ministry. Wedding house turned into quarantine The Habiganj administration on Tuesday put a France-returnee bridegroom and his family members in home-quarantine at Korab village in Lakhai upazila for defying government instructions. Sanchita Karmakar, upazila nirbahi officer, said Masuk, the bride, returned from France on March 11.