Health Minister Zahid Malique on Thursday urged Bangladeshi expatriates not to come home right now without any emergency.
He asked the migrant Bangladeshis as the people of the country are in fear of coronavirus spread by the expatriates.
“If anyone returns home in this situation, must to be quarantined,” the minister reiterated his call while talking to journalists at the Secretariat in Dhaka.
Zahid Malique also urged expatriates who have
already returned to the country to stay in self-quarantine as a part of safety measures.
The minister said, “Two people, who were diagnosed with coronavirus are now doing well, while the condition of the third patient is stable. They will be released soon.”
“No new coronavirus patient has been diagnosed as of today,” he said.
“Now, we have 10 scanners. Five scanners have already been installed at Chattogram Airport, Chattogram Seaport, Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Sylhet Osmani International Airport and Benapole Land Port. The rest will be installed within two days as per necessity,” the minister said.
He sought the cooperation of all in tackling the coronavirus.
The Health Minister said, the government has brought 10 more thermal scanners to install at strategic points of ports where travellers’ body temperatures are being checked using hand-held thermometers.
