The wife and son of deceased physician also Assistant Professor of surgery of Kushtia Medical College SM Nur Uddin Abu Al Baki Rumi, who died with coronavirus, has also been identified Corona positive.
On Monday night, Rumi’s wife Muslima Soheli Setu, 42, and son Rafsan Raihan, 14, received positive reports.
The Family Planning Officer of Mujibnagar Upazila in Meherpur Rezwan Ahmed confirmed the matter.
Rumi died on 16 July.
Rezwan Ahmed said samples of eight members of Rumi’s family, including his wife and son, were sent to the lab of Kushtia Medical College Hospital the day after the doctor's death. Their report came on Monday night. A team from the health department was dispatched at night and their homes were locked down.
On July 4, doctor Rumi’s Corona found positive. The next day he was admitted to Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in Dhaka. He was undergoing treatment there. When his condition deteriorated, he was taken to the ICU of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital on July 8. He died on the morning of July 17, 13 days later.