58 Ansars posted at Jatiya Sangsad tested corona positive
Fifty-eight members of the Bangladesh Ansar and VDP (Village Defence Party) have already been tested coronavirus positive.
Besides, 161 Ansar members including a senior official have tested positive for the coronavirus, and one individual has died of the condition.
Among the infected, 58 are posted at the Jatiya Sangsad building, while five others were posted at the NAM Bhaban, residential buildings for lawmakers.
Bangladesh Ansar and VDP's Deputy Director (Communication and Public Relations) Mehnaz Tabassum Rebin said, "Ansar members will work on the frontlines to tackle the coronavirus crisis. So, they are getting infected.
"One has already died from the condition. Among the infected, there exists a deputy director general, 64 battalion Ansars, envied Ansars, one female Ansar and one nursing assistant."
Sixty-six of the infected are from the Dhaka city.
Among those who tested coronavirus positive, one reaches home isolation, while 434 others [due to get hold of tracing] are in quarantine at various institutions and residential hotels.
Besides, 150 Ansar and VDP members are undergoing treatment at different facilities across the country, such as for example Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Mugda General Hospital, Sajida Hospital and Rajarbagh Police Hospital.
Eleven Ansar and VDP members have made full recovery up to now.
The deceased Ansar member is Abdul Majid. He was posted at the Bhatara police station in Gulshan. He died of Covid-19 on, may 11 at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
