10,332 released from home-quarantine out of 13,179 in Khulna

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KHULNA, April 08, 2020 (BSS) – A total of 10,332 expatriates have been released, so far, out of the total 13,179 home-quarantined as they were found no symptoms of novel coronavirus in the division, an official said today.

Talking to BSS, Assistant Director (Health) in Khulna Dr. Ferdousi Akther said a total of 10,332 expatriates have been released from home-quarantine, 50 from institutional quarantine and 23 others from isolation in the last 24 hours as of 8am today as they showed no coronavirus symptoms.

Meanwhile, only 74 expatriates were kept in home-quarantine during the time. Among those, 15 were kept in home quarantine in Khulna, eight in Bagerhat, 42 in Satkhira, three in Jashore and four in Narail districts, she said.

With them, the number of home-quarantined expatriates stood at 13,179 so far in the division and a total of 234 were released in the last 24 hours as they showed no symptoms of coronavirus after their stay in home-quarantine for 14 days, Dr. Ferdousi said.