Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has tested negative for coronavirus (Covid-19), nearly a day after he tested positive for the virus.
Despite getting a negative report, the minister remains in self-isolation and is doing well, said the ministry’s Public Relations Officer Sharif Mahmud.
Asaduzzaman, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday, went to the DMFR Molecular Lab & Diagnostics in Dhanmondi on Monday for test again.
But the report came out negative from the lab, reports UNB.
His test result on Saturday night was positive, Mahmud said adding that Senior Secretary of the ministry's Public Security Department Mustafa Kamal Uddin was also diagnosed with Covid-19.
Bangladesh reported 2,139 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours until Monday, raising the caseload to 434,472.
Besides, 21 patients died during this period pushing the fatalities to 6,215.
The death rate stood at 1.43 per cent, said the Directorate General of Health Services.
