DHAKA, Feb 19, 2020 (BSS) – Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said

a total of five Bangladeshi people, infected with Coronavirus, are now

undergoing treatment at a Singaporean hospital.

“Five Coronavirus infected Bangladeshis have been hospitalised. Of them,

one is in critical stage and he is currently receiving treatment at Incentive

Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital,” he said this morning here quoting the

telephone conversation between him and his Singaporean counterpart Dr Vivian

Balakrishnan.

One Bangladeshi citizen, who has been in ICU for the last 13 days, has

long been suffering from Pneumonia and Kindney related diseases, Balakrishnan

informed the foreign minister Momen, according to a press release.

Praising the treatment given by Singaporean hospital to Bangladeshis, Dr

Momen said the Singapore government is very conscious about the health

condition of the Bangladeshi people as they are receiving time-befitting

treatment there, it added.

As the Coronavirus is contagious, he said Singapore government is also

remained observant about the infected Bangladeshis so that the diseases

cannot be spread to other Bangladeshi expatriates.