Woman dies in isolation unit in Chattogram

A woman who was taken to the isolation unit of Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (BITID) in Sitakunda upazila died on Tuesday night, reports UNB.

The deceased was identified as Arfa Begum, 55, wife of Abdul Hossain of Amirabad area in the upazila.

BITID director Abul Hasan said Arfa was admitted to BITID with cold, fever and respiratory problem in the morning and she died around 8:30pm.

The samples of the woman were sent to the Institute of Epimiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) in the capital for test, he said, adding that the reason behind the death would be cleared after the medical test.