Prof Saif Ullah Munshi, who is supervising the RT-PCR lab sample test programme at the BSMMU, said he was not aware about the test result of any particular patient. A copy of the RT-PCR test result showed Zafrullah is coronavirus-positive. Bangladesh only allows RT-PCR testing system for coronavirus diagnosis. It is the most reliable testing system in the world to detect the novel coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2, which causes the respiratory illness COVID-19. But Prof MA Khan, the head of the technical committee on plasma therapy, said he was not aware of Zafrullah taking plasma therapy.

Source: bd News24 May 28, 2020 17:15 UTC