Environment Minister tests positive for Covid-19

Special Correspondent Published: 12 August 2020, 06:45 PM | Updated: 13 August 2020, 07:08 AM
Environment Minister tests positive for Covid-19

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Shahab Uddin has been infected with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

He game sample at the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control And Research on Tuesday, and on Wednesday the test result came out positive.

In line with the direction of Prime Minister, he was taken to Combined Military Hospital.

Dipanker, a senior information officer at the ministry, confirmed the matter.