Five die of Covid-19 like symptoms in 5 districts

Five people have died with Covid-19 like symptoms since yesterday evening in five districts.

In three of the cases, the deceased were working in other districts and came home recently with coronavirus-like syndromes.

In Shariatpur, A 60-year-old man died at the isolation ward of Sadar Hospital this morning.

"The patient, who came from Kazi Kandi village in Sadar upazila, was admitted to the isolation ward of the hospital around 10:00am yesterday," Dr Munir Ahmed Khan, superintendent of Shariatpur Sadar Hospital, told The Daily Star.

"The man had been suffering from fever and breathing problems for the last few days. He died around 9:30am today," he said.

"His samples were collected yesterday and sent to the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) for coronavirus testing," Dr Munir said.

"The body will be buried according to guidelines set by the World Health Organization (WHO)," the superintendent added.

"The deceased's family and those, who were in contact with them, have been placed under home quarantine," said Md Mahabur Rahman Sheikh, upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Shariatpur Sadar.

In Moulvibazar, a 20-year-old died with coronavirus-like symptoms in his house in a tea garden in Juri Upazila this morning.

The youth had been suffering from fever, cough and breathing problems for last few days, our district correspondent reported quoting Dr Samarjit Singha, health officer of the upazila.

A rapid response team is on the way for collecting samples and then send those to icddr,b for coronavirus test, he said.

The body will be buried after collecting samples, he added.

The deceased's family and those, who came in contact with them, have been placed in home quarantine, the doctor said.

In Lakshmipur, a 20-year-old, who recently returned from Gazipur died of Covid-19 like syndromes at his house in Char Ramjan union under Ramgati yesterday night.

The youth, a restaurant employee in Gazipur, returned to his village on March 25, our Noakhali correspondent reported quoting Dr Abdur Rahman, health officer of the upazila.

He was suffering from fever and breathing problem and died around 8:00pm yesterday, Dr Rahman said.

After being informed, administration officials have locked down his house, said Md Abdul Momin, UNO of Ramgati upazila.

Health workers collected the samples of the dead and family members for Covid-19 test, he added.     

In Kurigram, a 37-year-old man suffering from fever, sore throat, headache and cold, died last night at home in Durgapur union of Ulipur upazila.

The man had been working at an expatriate's house in Tangail and recently came back home with Covid-19 syndromes, said Dr Habibur Rahman, civil surgeon (CS) of Kurigram told our Lalmonirhat correspondent.

Samples of the man, his wife and daughter have been sent to Rangpur Medical College Hospital for Covid-19 test, the CS said.

The family members have been put in home quarantine, he added.

In Dinajpur, a 60-year-old brick kiln worker died yesterday evening after reaching his house at Bhabki union of Khansama upazila from Narsingdi, our district correspondent reported.

He was suffering from fever, cold, cough and breathing problem, Ahmed Mahbub-ul-Islam, UNO of the upazila, said quoting family members.

The man lived in Narsingdi for work, he said.

Local officials and police arranged his burial after collecting sample for coronavirus test, the UNO added.