Coronavirus takes another physician’s life

Covid-19 has taken away the life of another physician at Tejgaon in Dhaka today.

Professor Dr Jalilur Rahman Khan, a senior consultant (anesthesiology) of Impulse Private Hospital Limited in Tejgaon, breathed his last this afternoon, Dr Rahat Anwar Chowdhury, joint secretary of Foundation for Doctors' Safety Rights and Responsibilities confirmed to The Daily Star.

Prof Jalilur was attached to a ventilator at the Impulse Hospital for the past three days, he said.

With the death of Jalilur, a total of 24 doctors died due to Covid-19 infections while 1,108 doctors tested positive till date, Dr Rahat said quoting the tally of his organisation.