Chinese national hospitalised in Dhaka with cold, fever amid coronavirus scare
Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- The health directorate has decided to run tests on him as a precaution after confirming the development on Monday.
Since its outbreak in Wuhan, the death toll from the virus in China has risen to 81, prompting countries around the world to step up preventative measures.
Airports in Bangladesh have also installed thermal scanners alongside other screening measures for travellers from China in a bid to prevent the virus from spreading.
According to health experts, the symptoms of the coronavirus virus infection -- which can cause pneumonia in some cases -- include fever, coughing and difficulty with breathing.
On the hospitalisation of the Chinese national, Director General of Health Services Abul Kalam Azad said, "He ...
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