Benapole Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 20 Apr 2021 11:51 AM BdST
Updated: 20 Apr 2021 12:20 PM BdST
Seventeen Bangladeshis returning home from India through the Benapole land port in the past 16 days have tested positive for COVID-19. );
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A total of 106 people received the test, said land port community health official Syed Mashiur Rahman.
A total of 8,955 Bangladeshis returned home from India through the Benapole land port in the past 16 days. Of that group, 17 were infected with the coronavirus. Some travellers without RT-PCR negative reports tested positive after their samples were taken.
Those who tested positive were sent to Jashore Sadar Hospital for treatment, while the other passengers were advised to remain in quarantine at home, said Dr Yusuf Ali, who is assigned to the Sharsha Upazila Health Complex.