Another batch of 152 Bangladeshis returned home from Italy on Sunday morning, reports UNB. They arrived on a flight of Emirates Airlines and were sent to Ashkona hajj camp for primary health check, said doctor Shahriar Sajjad, in-charge of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport medical team.
After health check at the hajj camp, all the Italy-returnees were sent to home for home-quarentine, said officials from the camp. On Saturday, 142 Bangladeshis returned from Italy, the worst-affected European country. Death toll from coronavirus or COVID-19 reached 5,436 globally as of Saturday. Besides, 145,810 new cases were reported from around the world, according to worldometer.
Bangladesh reported two new coronavirus cases on Saturday.
The government has suspended on-arrival visas for all countries and stopped allowing passengers from Europe until March 31 to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country.
