The Minister for Veterans’ Issues in Bosnia’s Federation (FBiH) region, Salko Bukvarevic, has passed away due to COVID-19 on Wednesday, the Sarajevo University Clinical Centre confirmed.

Bukvarevic, a member of the Party for Democratic Action (SDA), was transferred to the Podhrastovi clinic for respiratory diseases on July 22. He was on a ventilator a few days later.

Meanwhile, the FBiH Prime Minister, Fadil Novalic, has returned to work after recovering from COVID-19.