CHT affairs minister tests positive for Covid-19
Chattogram Hill Tracts Affairs Minister Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing, who tested Covid-19 positive, was admitted to Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka yesterday, said Aung Swi Prue Marma, civil surgeon of Bandarban.
Maung Ting Neo, deputy civil surgeon of the district, said his condition was good. He had only a slight cough.
"As he is a VIP patient, and there is no ICU and CCU in Bandarban, we sent him to Dhaka."
Civil Surgeon Aung Swi told The Daily Star last night that samples of Bir Bahadur were sent to a Cox's Bazar lab on June 4 for coronavirustests.
The minister tested positive on Saturday, he said.
"He was admitted to the Dhaka CMH around 12:45pm," said Biswas Russel Hossain, personal secretary of the minister.
He added that the minister had no fever and only a slight cough now.
Bir Bahadur is the first minister of the country who is infected with Covid-19.
Meanwhile, ISPR in a press release said the minister was flown to Dhaka by a Bangladesh Air Force helicopter.
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