Prof Muntassir Mamoon beats Covid-19
Panicking does not help; all should remain resilient during this time of crisis, said noted historian Prof Muntassir Mamoon yesterday, after winning the battle against Covid-19.
"Panic over coronavirus has become rampant… We need to thoroughly follow health guidelines. My 85-year-old mother has also won the battle against Covid-19," said the 68-year-old Dhaka University teacher, who returned home yesterday after two weeks of treatment at Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka.
He was first admitted to the Mugda Medical College Hospital on May 3 with Covid-19 symptoms after his mother tested positive.
Prof Mamoon was found positive the next day.
A six-member medical board was formed for his treatment following the prime minister's directives. After his health deteriorated, the professor was shifted to the ICU.
He was later taken to CMH as per the PM's direction.
"When my mother tested positive, I got tested too but at that time the result came negative. Yet, I isolated myself from others, as I assumed that I was infected. Four to five days later, I faced difficulty in having meals and started vomiting. Those were the first symptoms of infection," said Prof Mamoon.
"I have fully recovered from the infection now… I express my heartfelt gratitude to the prime minister for the role she played in my treatment," he said.
The noted historian also thanked the doctors and nurses of the hospitals who tried their level best to cure him as well as his well-wishers and friends.
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