Information secretary tests positive for coronavirus

Information secretary Kamrun Nahar has been infected with coronavirus.

Kamrun Nahar's personal secretary Mohammad Enamul Ahsan said she tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday and is receiving treatment at home.

Since March 8, when the first cases were reported, Bangladesh has carried out 660,444 tests and identified 122,660 Covid-19 patients. The death tally has climbed to 1,582.