The Naogaon District Health Department has asked two parliamentarians, deputy commissioner, superintendent of district police and president of Awami League’s district unit to maintain home-quarantine.
Manzur Morshed, deputy civil surgeon of the district, confirmed the development, saying they all came in contact with Parliamentarian Shahiduzzaman Sarker who tested positive for Covid-19 in Dhaka.
Shahiduzzaman Sarker, MP from Naogaon-2 constituency and the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry reported positive as the first parliamentarian of the country, on Friday.
The 64-year-old ruling party MP returned to Dhaka from Naogaon three days ago with fever. His samples were collected on Thursday and tested at the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
He has kept himself isolated at his flat following the report of coronavirus infection.
