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Mayor Atiq of DNCC, his family contract Covid again

Disease 2022-02-02, 10:15am

Dhaka North City Mayor Atiqul Islam.



Dhaka, Feb 2 -- Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Md Atiqul Islam along with his family have tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time. 

The mayor underwent an RT-PCR test on Tuesday noon which came out positive, said a statement of DNCC.

Atiqul and his family are currently in home isolation and will be admitted to hospital on doctor's advice if needed, the statement added.

The mayor and his family were infected by Covid first in early 2020 and were to be hospitalised. - UNB