Khaleda Zia being taken to Evercare Hospital

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who has contracted coronavirus, is being taken to a hospital in the capital.

She will be taken to Evercare Hospital for a CT scan shortly, a BNP source said.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's physician Professor Dr FM Siddique said on Thursday afternoon that the physical condition of the former prime minister was well. "Her condition is stable now," he said.

BNP said earlier that former prime minister Khaleda Zia had tested positive on Sunday last. She is now staying at her Gulshan residence. Several individuals at her residence have also contracted the coronavirus. A group of physicians led by Professor Dr FM Siddiqui have been taking care of Khaleda Zia from the beginning.

Professor Dr FM Siddiqui also said Madam is now in the second week of Covid-19, and major complications of the deadly disease appear in the second week. "We're also cautious about it. We'll now conduct her CT scan. A final decision will be taken after her CT scan."

Asked where Khaleda Zia would be treated, Professor Dr FM Siddiqui said, "Nothing can be predicted what happens in Covid. So, we'll be able to say whether we will keep her at home or get admitted to a hospital for a few days. The decision will be taken later on, However, we've all kinds of preparation."

He said Khaleda Zia is mentally very well. "Madam herself told us that she didn't feel any complication that she was infected with coronavirus."