Around 100 Italy returnees to be quarantined at Ashkona Hajj camp

Around 100 Bangladeshis, who returned from Italy, will be quarantined at Dhaka's Ashkona Hajj camp.

Doctor Shahriar Sajjad, in-charge of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport medical team, said the Bangladeshis arrived on an Emirates flight this morning.

"They'll be sent to the hajj camp quarantine later," he said.

The death toll from coronavirus or COVID-19 reached 5,436 globally as of Saturday. Besides, 145,810 new cases were reported from around the world, according to world meter. Of them, 67,843 are currently infected while 72,531 patients have recovered.

Italy recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases in Europe.