Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has sent a letter to the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh urging them to take necessary measures to avoid the possible spread of Chinese coronavirus, Meerjady Sabrina Flora, Director of IEDCR said on January 20.

The measures to prevent a possible risk related to the virus include screening travellers from China by using thermal scanner to detect fever, according to Flora.

The disease wing of the government has also trained health workers at the airports in Bangladesh for detecting patients with symptoms of the coronavirus infection, which include fever, coughing and difficulty with breathing, she further mentioned.

The travellers coming to Bangl...