They suggested that the government plan for a “one stop centre” for the suspected cases of coronavirus infections.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued nine technical guidelines to tackle the situation.

According to the WHO, highest eight people suspected to be infected could be kept in a single room one meter apart. Negative air pressure has to be ensured inside the room with managed airflow and exhaust.

Availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other infection prevention and control supplies like hand hygiene supplies and facemasks have to be ensured for healthcare personnel and the people quarantined.

The Daily Star, however, saw the rooms in Ashkona Hajj Camp were ventilated.

“If any of the returnees carries the virus, there is a chance of transmission. It, however, could be prevented by maintaining PPE and other measures,” Prof Saifullah Munshi, chairman of virology at the BSMMU told The Daily Star.

Prof Meerjady Sabrina Flora, director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control, and Research (IEDCR), told The Daily Star, “We have decided to use the camp after exploring all possible options within the short time we had.

“We have taken preparation as per the WHO guidance.”