A journalist of private channel Independent Television got infected with the novel coronavirus. He is on vacation for last nine days, Independent Television's Head of News Mamun Abdullah told the media on Friday. None of the other employees at the television station showed any symptoms. We are not thinking about lockdown as of now, he added.
Mamun Abdullah also said that the authorities will take further steps after checking the CCTV footage. The journalist is currently under observation at the Kuwait-Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital, a reporter of the television station said. Bangladesh reported five new cases of coronavirus on Friday.
With this, the total number of coronavirus patients stands at 61. No new death was reported in the last 24 hours. So far, six people have died from the virus infection in the country.
