Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Positive Moment For COVID-19

JAKARTA - Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has tested positive for COVID-19. This was revealed directly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh after Abdul took a COVID-19 test before his overseas visit on Wednesday, November 25.

Launching Yeni Safak, Abdul did not alone test positive for COVID-19. His secretary, Masud Bin Momen, also contracted the virus from Wuhan.

Therefore, their visit to Nigeria to attend the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit which was held on November 27-28 will be represented. "Both the minister and the secretary are fine. They are in isolation at home under the supervision of doctors, "the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

Prime Minister (PM) of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina reacted immediately. He instructed officials at the Ministry of Health to be able to take the necessary steps so that the COVID-19 pandemic does not spread in Bangladesh.

That step, said Hasina, must be able to keep Bangladesh away from the threat of the second wave of COVID-19. In addition, the Ministry of Education, which some time ago will allow back face-to-face learning activities in schools early next year, will postpone it again.

The owners of the policies seem still not convinced that COVID-19 will really leave Bangladesh. So far Bangladesh has confirmed 451,990 cases of COVID-19 transmission. Among them, there were 6,448 deaths.