1st Coronavirus Patient Detected in Sirajganj

Sirajganj reported the first confirmed coronavirus case on Monday.

A 65-year-old man from Goprekhi village of Belkuchi Upazila was tested positive.

Local authorities have put five villages under lockdown, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Rahmatullah said on Monday.

The villages are- Goprekhi, Madhobpur, Bhangabari, Gopolpur and Charkadoho.

The UNO said the man returned from Narayanganj 10 days earlier. Afterwards, he took refuge in his relative's house when the villagers told him to flee the area. He became sick at his relative's house and was admitted to Enayetpur Khaza Yunus Ali Medical College Hospital for the first time.

However, he fled from the isolation ward.

On information, a medical team went to his house and collected sample.

His sample was confirmed positive on Sunday night at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.

Source: UNB