Of the three reported cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Bangladesh, two people have tested negative in the second set of tests conducted on them yesterday.

"Their health status is better and they will be released soon as per WHO protocol," Prof Dr. Meerjady Sabrina Flora, Director, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).

The third patient, however, tested positive in the second test but is currently in stable condition.

Apart from the three, the IEDCR tested a total of 10 new samples in the last 24 hours and all of them were negative.