Former Health Minister Mohammed Nasim has tested negative for COVID-19 test although his condition is still critical after undergoing brain surgery.
“His second test for the coronavirus came out negative,” Biplab Barua, office secretary of the Awami League, said on Tuesday, citing Nasim’s son Tanvir Shakil Joy.
Nasim was admitted to the Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in Shyamoli with a fever last week and later tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
The Awami League stalwart underwent brain surgery after suffering a stroke on June 5. He is currently on life support, reports bdnews24.com.
Kanak Kanti Barua, vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, is heading a panel of 13 physicians overseeing Nasim’s treatment.
“His condition is still critical,” Kanak Kanti Barua said.
Nasim is the son of M Mansur Ali, one of the four national leaders slain inside Dhaka Central Jail in 1975 after the assassination of independence architect Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
A presidium member of the ruling party, Nasim has been working as the coordinator of the 14-Party.
