Mashrafe Mortaza Tests Positive For COVID 19

Bangladesh’s left-arm spinner Mashrafe Mortaza has been positively tested for Covid-19. Mortaza, 36, is currently in Dhaka, the capital, following testing earlier this week. On Saturday evening local time Mortaza posted about positive testing on his Facebook page saying: “Today my Covid-19 results came as positive. Please everyone pray for my quick recovery. The number of infected people has now crossed one lakh.During the pandemic, Mortaza, a member of parliament, had been very involved with humanitarian efforts , especially in his hometown and Narail constituency. Islam has also been actively involved in the distribution of food and other supplies in its hometown of Narayanganj, one of Bangladesh’s worst-hit regions.