Zafrullah tests Covid-19 negative in RT-PCR

Gonoshasthaya Kendra Founder and Trustee Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury tested negative for Covid-19 in an RT-PCR test yesterday.

Earlier, the result was similar when his samples were tested on GR-Rapid Dot Blot kit, developed by Gonoshasthaya Kendra.

The 79-year-old physician had tested positive for Covid-19 on May 25. His samples were first tested by the antigen kit and antibody testing kit GR-Rapid Dot Blot. Samples were also tested by RT-PCR.

Speaking to The Daily Star, Gonoshasthaya Kendra Public Relations Officer Mohammad Farhad yesterday said Zafrullah recovered from Covid-19 and his condition was stable.

Apart from the virus infection, he was also suffering from kidney problems and pneumonia. The infection had aggravated his condition and he had to be put on extra oxygen. Plasma therapy was also administered to him."He has pneumonia, but he is feeling much better now as he doesn't need extra oxygen," Farhad said, quoting Gonoshasthaya Kendra Nagar Hospital's Dr Mamun Mustafir as saying.