March 9 (The Killid Group) — Bangladesh has confirmed its first three cases of the coronavirus, media reported Monday.
Bangladesh health officials announced three first cases of the coronavirus, who have been quarantined and are being treated at a hospital in the capital Dhaka.
The patients are of one is a woman and two others are men.
According to reports, the two men had recently returned from Italy, and the women contracted the virus after coming in contact with one of them after their return.
The novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, has so far infected more than 108,000 worldwide and killed more than 3,800, reports said.
In the meantime, the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Italy has jumped by at least 133 in the past 24 hours, bringing its total to 366.
Meanwhile in Saudi Arabia, authorities have locked down Qatif region to contain the rapid spread of the virus. Riyadh also said it was suspending all public and private schools and universities across the country from Monday until further notice.
On Sunday, Iran reported 49 new coronavirus fatalities over the past 24 hours, bringing its death toll to 194.
So far, the novel COVID-19 rapidly spread across the world and almost in every continent except the Antarctica.
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