February 1, 2020 1:45 PM

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312 Bangladeshis brought back from China

<span style="color: #222222;">A special flight of Biman Bangladesh arrived in Dhaka today with 312 Bangladeshis including 12 children and 3 infants from the Coronavirus hit Chinese city of Wuhan, reported  the official news agency BSS. The government of Bangladesh had sent the special flight on Friday to bring back those Bangladeshi citizens who were willing to come back.<br />'' <br />'' The passengers were taken to the quarantine centre established inside the Ashkona Hajj Camp on a special bus from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at Dhaka. Bangladesh Army will supervise the camp during the 14-day observation at the quarantine centre.<br />'' <br />'' In a Facebook post the State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak informed that a team of four doctors including three from the Army was sent to Wuhan on Friday to bring back the stranded Bangladeshis from China.<br />'' <br />''<br />''According to Xinhua, the number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus has gone up to 11,791 since it was first reported in December last year in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The death toll has risen to 259. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Cornavirus spread a global health emergency. No confirmed cases of Coronavirus have been reported from Bangladesh as yet.</span><br />

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