Foreign Minister and Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh test COVID positive

Amid a spike in Coronavirus cases, the Foreign Minister and Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh have tested COVID 19 positive. A Foreign Ministry press release issued on Wednesday said that Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen both tested Corona positive when they went for COVID 19 test before leaving for Niger to attend the meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

The visit has been cancelled. The press release said that both of them are in isolation at their homes as per doctor’s advice. In the meanwhile, Bangladesh reported 39 deaths due to Coronavirus on Wednesday. It is the second highest number of deaths since September 21 when 40 people had died due to Corona in the country.