Couple sent to hospital after arriving from Saudi Arabia
Bangladesh
10 March, 2020, 10:30 am
Last modified: 10 March, 2020, 11:23 am
The couple arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from Saudi Arabia this morning.
There would be an 18-member squad. Six DNC officials with sniffing dogs will be on duty at the airport in eight-hour shifts Photo: UNB
An elderly Bangladeshi couple was sent to a hospital after they were found to have respiratory complications.
Airport Health Officer Shahriar Sajjad confirmed the matter and said the couple arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from Saudi Arabia this morning.
No further details could be known immediately.
Earlier on March 9, three persons including a child were sent to a hospital for breathing complications after they arrived in Dhaka airport from Italy and SIngapore.
Bangladesh confirmed the first three cases of the novel coronavirus on March 8.
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