5 Villages Locked Down after 1 Diagnosed with COVID-19 in Lalmonirhat

Local administration today locked down five villages and two bazaar areas in Lalmonirhat after a person tested positive for coronavirus.

The infected person, a wood cutter by profession, returned to his home in Guriadaha village in Lalmonirhat, Narayanganj, on Wednesday, with coronavirus-like symptoms.

On Thursday, his sample was sent to the Rangpur Medical College for the COVID-19 test and the response was positive, said Dr. Nirmalendu Roy, a civil surgeon in the district.

Samples of his family members and neighbors have also been sent for testing, he said.