Sylhet Osmani Medical's associate professor dies from COVID-19

The doctor breathed his last at around 7.50 am at Kurmitola General Hospital in Dhaka

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An associate professor of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, who tested positive for coronavirus, died today.

Dr Moyeen Uddin, assistant professor of the Medicine department of the hospital, breathed his last at Kurmitola General Hospital around 6:45 am, Dr. Anisur Rahman, assistant director of Sylhet Divisional Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) office said.

Dr Moyeen Uddin was detected with coronavirus on April 5 as the first case of COVID-19 in the district.

He had been taking treatment staying in quarantine at his home. His family members were also quarantined and Housing Estate area where he had been living was brought under lockdown.

The physician was taken to the isolation unit of Shaheed Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital in the city on April 7 and later sent to Dhaka the following day.