File Photo: Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)Google MapRumours have been circulating that he has been infected with Covid-19Prof Dr Abul Kalam Azad, director general of health services, is at home, taking rest due to some health complications, according to sources at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Prof Nasima Sultana, additional director general at the DGHS, told UNB on Tuesday that the DG was ill and at home resting. However, DGHS officials could not confirm the matter. As of Tuesday, with the detection of 969 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed cases in Bangladesh stands at 16,660. The death toll has risen to 250, with 11 new deaths in the last 24 hours.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 12, 2020 15:22 UTC