Bangladesh has detected six people, who had recently visited India, infected with the Indian variant of the COVID-19, a top health official said on Saturday. Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) spokesman Professor Dr Nazmul Islam Munna said the cases were detected by health officials overnight. Out of the six people, two were detected in the national capital Dhaka.
All of them were exposed to the variant, also known as B.1.617, as they recently visited India and are currently kept under quarantine. “Six people have been found to be carrying the Indian variant so far and we expect more people to be detected with identical types of virus in the coming days,” Munna told PTI.
“This development means we in Bangladesh need extreme caution, perfect compliance of health guidelines . If we maintain the guidelines, no variant — deadly or not — can cause major problems,” Munna said. Last month, Bangladesh sealed its borders with India due to the raging number of coronavirus…