Prominent Bangladeshi actor Abul Hayat has tested positive for Covid-19. His daughter Natasha Hayat on Thursday evening confirmed the news in her Facebook post. ‘Abbu, unfortunately, tested positive for Covid-19 and had to be hospitalized last night with mild symptoms,’ Natasha’s Facebook status said.   Also read: Covid-19: Bangladesh records highest-ever daily cases, 59 deaths Abul Hayat is currently stable and under observation of the doctors, she confirmed. She requested in her post to anyone who has recently recovered (3 weeks) from Covid-19 of A+Blood group for donating Convalescent Plasma to Abul Hayat.

Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president's office said Monday, with both having only mild symptoms of the illness.

Former national footballer KM Nowsheruzzaman, also a member of Swadhin Bangla Football team, is on life support at a city hospital with Corona Virus (Covid-19)

Thirty people, including the Deputy Commissioner and Civil Surgeon of Natore, have been found infected with coronavirus.

Sitakunda upazila Chairman M Al Mamun has been diagnosed with coronavirus.

Eleven people, including five bank officials, were diagnosed with Covid-19 in the district in the last 24 hours till Saturday, raising the total number of confirmed  cases to 365.   Five officials of Sonali Bank, Gazaria upazila branch were  among the new coronavirus patients, said Civil Surgeon Dr Abul Kalam Azad.   Besides, 15 people have made recovery from coronavirus, raising the total number of recovery to 52 in the district.   According to civil surgeon office, so far 13 people died from coronavirus in the district.

A garment worker, who returned home from Ashulia in Savar, underwent coronavirus test after showing symptoms and started for his workplace on April 25 without getting the report.

Assistant Commissioner (Land) of Baniachong upazila tested positive for coronavirus or COVID-19 on Monday.

Two more people including a medical officer of Chowgachha upazila health complex were diagnosed with coronavirus.

A temple of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) at Swamibag in the city was put under lockdown after 34 of its followers tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday.      “Samples from 34 followers and priests were collected on Friday and all of them found positive for the virus on Saturday,” Sheikh Aminul Islam, inspector (investigation), Gendaria Police Station, told UNB on Sunday.   ‘Swamibag Ashrom’, locally known as Iskcon Temple, went under lock down on Saturday morning, he added.   Inspector Aminul also said police are collecting information of the infected members of the organisation and they will be tested again soon.   All of the infected are being treated inside the temple and they will be transferred to hospital, if necessary, in consultation with the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), he added.   Quoting Iskcon priests, inspector Aminul, said they restricted the movement of general people inside the temple as soon as the government declared general holidays.   Someone of the Iskcon members might have got infected with the virus before that, he said.   Earlier, the government restricted mass gatherings at all religious institutions, while Islamic Foundation gave various instructions to all mosques of the country to contain the spread of the virus from there.   Bangladesh has so far confirmed 145 deaths and 5,416 coronavirus cases.   Meanwhile, the government extended the general holidays until May 5 while the education institutions were also announced to be closed until then.