State Minister of Water Resources Zahid Faruk contracts coronavirus

Zahid Faruk, the state minister for water resources, has tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 2 July 2020, 04:00 PM
Updated : 2 July 2020, 04:00 PM

He is undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital, or CMH, in Dhaka, the spokesperson of the ministry Asif Ahmed said on Thursday.

“The minister gave his sample for a COVID-19 test recently and the report came back positive though he had showed no symptoms of the disease,” Asif told bdnews24.com.

“He spent a few days in isolation at home after being infected with the virus. He got admitted to the hospital on July 1. He is stable now.”

Zahid, a former Bangladesh Army officer, is an Awami League lawmaker from Barishal-5 constituency.