Five new COVID-19 cases detected in Bangladesh

ZOOMBANGLA DESK: Five more new coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases were detected in the country over the past 24 hours.

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque informed the newsmen on Friday morning in a virtual press briefing.

`The total number of coronavirus cases [in Bangladesh] is now 61. Five more people have been diagnosed with COVID-19. The good news is that no new patient has died while 26 people have recovered,’ he said.

The minister urged everyone to stay indoors and comply with the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “Please stay indoors and always maintain a safe distance,” he said.

He emphasised that more tests are necessary to keep the spread under control.