Khaleda to be taken to hospital tonight for medical tests
File photo of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
UNB, Dhaka
UNB, Dhaka
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who was infected with coronavirus, will be taken to Evercare Hospital tonight for some medical tests, including CT scan, said her personal medical team member Dr AZM Zahid Hossain. Madam (Khaleda) will be taken to Evercare Hospital around 8pm for a few tests, including CT scan. All the arrangements have been made in this regard at the hospital, he said.
Zahid said the BNP chief will return to her Gulshan house right after the tests.
Khaleda in hospital with Covid
She is there for some tests, docs say
Staff Correspondent
Staff Correspondent
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who recently tested positive for Covid-19, was admitted to Evercare Hospital in the city last night.
The former prime minister was admitted under cardiologist Dr Shahabuddin Talukdar for medical checkup, her personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain told The Daily Star.
Earlier in the day, Zahid had said Khaleda, who tested Covid-19 positive on April 11 and 24, would be taken to a hospital at night to undergo CT scan and some other medical tests.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir told journalists that Khaleda s health was stable and that she was admitted to the hospital for some tests.
Khaleda Zia admitted to hospital for ‘medical checkup’
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BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, who tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time on April 24, has been admitted to Evercare Hospital.
Her personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain told The Daily Star that the former prime minister had been admitted under cardiologist Dr Shahabuddin Ahmed at the hospital for her medical checkup.
Khaleda tests positive for Covid-19 again
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s second Covid-19 test report came out positive on Saturday, said her personal medical team member and BNP vice chairman Dr AZM Zahid Hossain.
“Madam (Khaleda) underwent the fresh corona test this afternoon. She tested positive for the virus as we received her report at night,” he said after visiting the BNP chief at her Gulshan residence.
Zahid, however, said the BNP chairperson’s health condition is fine. “Madam is now doing well. She has no visible symptom of Covid-19.”
He said Khaleda will undergo a further Covid test four-five days later.
Khaleda undergoes fresh Covid-19 test
File photo of Begum Khaleda Zia UNB, Dhaka UNB, Dhaka
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia underwent a fresh Covid-19 test today to know whether she has recovered as she has been doing well with no visible symptom, said her personal physician Mohammad Al Mamun.
Talking to UNB, Mamun said Khaleda s medical team will make a decision about her next course of treatment once they receive her Covid-19 test report. We first arranged the test for eight others who were infected with the virus at Khaleda s residence in the morning, and then for Madam in the afternoon, he said.