Corona infected popular actor Azizul Hakim has been put on life support at a city hospital.

Patho Natok Parishad General Secretary Mizanur Rahman confirmed the news.

Earlier on Thursday night, he was admitted the Bangladesh Specialized Hospital with breathing difficulties.

Wazed Jamil, the hospital’s senior medical officer (surgery), said that Azizul Hakim was receiving treatment from home. But he was admitted to the hospital as his oxygen level has dropped to 86 percent.

Actor Azizul Hakim and his wife playwright Jinat Hakim tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.

Their son Muhaimin Redwan Hakim also found infected with the virus on the same day.