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Bangladesh cricketer Mominul Haque tests positive for Covid-19 | Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul tests positive for coronavirus
Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque has tested positive for COVID-19, confirmed the national cricket board.
In a statement, the board informed that Haque’s test report came on Monday, after which he quarantined himself. “I only came to know yesterday that I have tested positive for COVID-19. I had fever for the last two days. Even I am running temperature today. But otherwise, there aren’t any other symptoms,” Haque said. His participation in the Bangabandhu T20 Cup later this month is doubtful.
Haque was subjected to Covid-19 test after senior player Mahmudullah Riyad contracting the virus which forced him to miss the Pakistan Super League play-offs, says PTI report.
Bangladesh cricket board chief physician Dr Debashish Chowdhury confirmed the news to a local news website ‘Sarabangla’. Mominul is coronavirus positive with mild symptoms, Chowdhury said to the news channel.
His contribution to the national team is now on hold unless he tested negative and gets fit enough for the game.
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