MP Ranjit Kumar tests positive for Covid-19

Ranjit Kumar Roy, a Member of Parliament from Jashore-4 (Abhaynagar-Bagharpara) constituency has tested positive for coronavirus.

On Monday (June 8) night, the results of the sample test at the Genome Center of University of Science and Technology (JUST) of Jashore was detected positive.

Jashore Civil Surgeon Dr. Sheikh Abu Shaheen confirmed the matter and said he had been verbally told from the Genome Center around 11:45 pm on Monday that MP Ranjit Kumar Roy had contracted corona.

The news was immediately reported to the MP's family. Soon after, he was admitted to the isolation ward of Jashore Combined Military Hospital (CMH). For now, his treatment will continue there.

Civil Surgeon Dr. Sheikh Abu Shaheen further said that MP Ranjit Kumar Roy had been suffering from fever for several days.



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