Chapainawabganj MP Ferdousi Islam tests COVID-19 positive

Ferdosi IslamUNB

Ruling Awami League's reserved seat MP Ferdousi Islam has been diagnosed with COVID-19, reports UNB.

The Chapainawabganj lawmaker confirmed the infection to the news agency over phone on Friday.

She submitted her samples at Sansad Bhaban Medical Centre on 23 June and on the next day the report confirmed her infection, she said.

Currently, she is taking treatment from home isolation at her NAM Bhaban house in Dhaka.

On Thursday, samples from her family members were also collected for the coronavirus test, the MP said.

So far, 133, 978 people have been infected of the virus in the country.