Bangladeshi mountaineer Wasfia Nazreen has been infected with coronavirus.
She confirmed the matter in a Facebook post on Saturday (Mar 21).
She said: “Yes, I’ve been fighting Covid-19 but everything will be okay. I’m posting this with the help of a friend, to share a bit of what I’ve been dealing with - with the hope to break prejudices, misconceptions, and misinformation that’s been circulating around the world and social media.”
She also expressed her concern for Bangladeshi citizens on the social media post.
Wasfia, currently residing in the US, has broadly described how she got infected with coronavirus.
Wasfia is the second Bangladeshi woman who conquered the Mount Everest on May 26, 2012. She is also the first Bangladeshi and only Bangali to complete the Seven Summits record.