Chief Justice not infected with coronavirus: Law Minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq has said Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain is doing well and he has not been infected with coronavirus.

He underwent COVID-19 test on May 23 and the result was negative, the minister said on Wednesday.

However, Supreme Court spokesman Mohammad Saifur Rahman said in a statement that the chief justice is fine.

Saifur said: “He was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka for treatment of an old asthma. The doctors found that the level of sodium in his blood was lower than normal. He was kept under observation at a cabin of the hospital so that he could rest.”

The chief justice has been working from his hospital cabin, and has signed at least 100 files, Saifur added.