By: Sarwaralam
Authorities in Dhaka will send a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the country’s national carrier, to bring back 361 nationals, health ministry spokesman Maidul Islam said Friday.
Like most countries, Bangladesh will also quarantine the returnees for 14 days.
Thousands of foreigners were among millions of people confined in the central Chinese city of Wuhan when Beijing announced plans to stem the spread of a SARS-like virus that has now claimed 213 lives nationwide.
On Friday, China’s National Health Commission said nearly 10,000 people have been infected by the novel coronavirus. Outside mainland China, Macau and Hong Kong, there have been at least 80 confirmed cases reported.
