Two multistoried buildings and a tin-shed house in Mirpur-1 area were put under lockdown on Sunday after two members of a family were found positive for coronavirus, reports UNB.
Mostafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Mirpur Police station, said two members of a family, living in the area near Mirpur-1 over bridge got infected with coronavirus.
The authorities concerned from the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) took them from their house in the morning.
Later, the law enforcers went to the spot and put the two buildings with 18-20 families and the tin-shed house in the area under lockdown.
Another person died from coronavirus and 18 more people tested positive for the virus during the last 24 hours, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday.
"Death toll from the virus infection is now nine. Eighteen more people were tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24hours, raising the number of cases to 88," he said in an online briefing.
UNB from Manikganj adds: The local administration has put Singair municipality under lockdown after a man tested positive for coronavirus.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer Runa Laila made the announcement around Saturday midnight after learning about the new COVID-19 case.
She said the patient, a resident of Nagarkanda upazila of Faridpur, came to Azimpur of the municipality to attend a religious gathering of Tabligh.
A 13-member Tabligh group stayed in the area from March 24. Of them, the person with coronavirus symptoms went to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) in the capital with a relative and tested positive.
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