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EC Assistant Secretary tests positive for coronavirus

Nur Nahar Islam, Assistant Secretary of Election Commission (EC) has been infected with coronavirus.

He was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Tuesday.

She herself confirmed the virus infection to Jago News. She is now receiving treatment from home.

Earlier, a EC official was infected with coronavirus in Sylhet.

Bangladesh so far reported 1,262 coronavirus deaths and 94,481 cases.

The country reported its first three cases of COVID-19 on March 8. 

The World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus crisis a pandemic on March 11.