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Information Minister hospitalised with coronavirus infection

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Published: 18:24, 17 October 2020   Update: 19:09, 17 October 2020
Information Minister hospitalised with coronavirus infection

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud has been admitted to a hospital in Dhaka with coronavirus infection.

The minister was admitted to Square Hospitals in the city on Friday as he tested positive for Covid-19,” the hospital sources said. The minister, however, is doing well, the source added.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh reported 1,527 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total caseload to 386,086 as of Friday.

During the period, 15 coronavirus deaths were recorded, pushing up the death tally to 5,623.