It has so far infected 339,009 people around the world, according to worldometers.

Of them, 225,309 are currently being treated with 10,553 being in serious or critical condition.

So far, 113,700 cases had outcomes and of them, 99,011 (87percent) recovered and 13 percent died.

In Bangladesh, three more people have been diagnosed with coronavirus, taking the number of coronavirus cases in the country to 27. 

On March 8, the IEDCR announced for the first time the detection of three Covid-19 patients in Bangladesh.