First Rohingya dies from coronavirus in Bangladesh

An elderly Rohingya refugee has become the first person to die from coronavirus in the camps in southern Bangladesh, officials said on Tuesday. The man, aged 71, died on May 31 while undergoing treatment at the camp's isolation center, said Bimal Chakma, a senior official of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commission. At least 29 Rohingya have tested positive for the virus so far since the first case was detected in the camps on May 14.

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