Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, the founder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra, has recovered from COVID-19, according to the hospital.
He recovered after undergoing treatment for 20 days.
Gonoshasthaya Kendra informed his health condition uploading status on Facebook page at late night on Saturday.
Dr. Zafrullah tested ‘negative’ in the antigen test by the kit invented by Gonoshasthaya-RNA Biotech.
The trustee of the public health institute is currently suffering from pneumonia but is no longer needing artificial oxygen supply, his physicians said.
Dr. Zafrullah has expressed his gratitude towards the people of the country.
Zafrullah is undergoing regular dialysis and physiotherapy.
A test using a COVID-19 testing kit developed by Zafrullah’s organisation confirmed his infection on May 25. Later, he again tested positive in an RT-PCR test at BSMMU.
The Freedom fighter admitted to Dhanmondi Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital. He also underwent three rounds of plasma therapy there.
