Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19 and were admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, or BSMMU, in Dhaka.

The chief justice was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday after testing positive for the coronavirus, BSMMU Director Brig Gen Md Nazrul Islam Khan told.

“His wife was admitted to the hospital the day before,” he said.

In his absence, Justice Md Nuruzzaman will act as the head of Bangladesh’s top court, overseeing an appellate bench of five.