Jamuna TV reporter infected with coronavirus, 34 quarantined

A senior reporter of Jamuna TV has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the authorities of the private television station to put 34 of his colleagues into quarantine in Dhaka.

Its Assignment Editor Roksana Anzuman Nicole confirmed the development to bdnews24.com on Thursday after several of their colleagues spoke about it.

The patient’s three family members had also shown COVID-19 symptoms.

He and his father-in-law were diagnosed with the virus after tests and have been admitted to the Kurmitola General Hospital while the other members will also undergo test.  

Jamuna TV officials said the infected reporter came to the office for the last time on Apr 6.

The TV station later made a list of 34 of his close contacts and asked them to isolate themselves.

On Apr 3, a cameraman of Independent TV tested positive for the coronavirus, the first media worker known to have infected with the virus in Bangladesh. It asked 47 of its staffers to self-isolate.

TV cameraman in Bangladesh tests positive for coronavirus