Environment Minister diagnosed with coronavirus

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Sahab Uddin has been tested positive for Coronavirus.

The results came positive on Wednesday afternoon after the sample was tested on Tuesday, the ministry said in a press release.

It said samples from the environment minister were tested at the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) on Tuesday. 

He is being admitted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka following the instructions of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.