370-Bed Centre Prepared for COVID-19 Treatment at BSMMU

A 370-bed capacity centre for treatment of COVID-19 patients at Bangabandhu Sheik Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has been set up here.

As part of the extension of coronavirus care centres, the 370-bed capability facility was formally inaugurated this morning, according to a BSMMU press release today.

BSMMU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Kanak Kanti Barua visited the dedicated COVID-19 centre at the cabin block. Pro-Vice-Chancellor (administration) of the university Prof Dr Md Rafiqul Alam, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (research and development) Prof Dr Md Zahid Hossain, Director(Hospital) Brigadier General Dr Zulfikar Ahmed Amin, physicians and officials, among others, were present on the occasion.

The newly prepared COVID-19 center will stay open for 24 hours for the care of virus-infected patients. The center has been listed as the newest in the list of COVID-19 hospitals.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) sources confirmed that there are 6,075 beds and 149 ICUs in 16 COVID-19 hospitals in Dhaka City.

There are 14,775 beds and 401 ICUs in the country, it added.

DGHS sources suggested that as a high number of coronavirus-positive cases have been registered in Dhaka City and its neighboring districts, the government has prepared dedicated COVID-19 hospitals to provide health facilities to virus-infected residents.

These hospitals are Kurmitola General Hospital, Kuwait Maitree Hospital, Mohanagar General Hospital, Railway General Hospital in Kamalapur, Infectious Disease Hospital, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, Sheikh Russel Gastro Liver Institute and Hospital, Regent Hospital in Uttra, Regent Hospital in Mirpur, Sajeda Foundation in Narayanganj, Rajarbag Police Hospital, Lalkuthi Hosputal Mirpur, Dhaka Medical College Hospital (burn unit), Mugda Medical College hospital, Shahid Tajuddin Medical College Hospitaul in Gazipur, the Holy Family Red Crescent Hospital, Anwar Khan Modern Hospital and a temporary hospital with 2,000 beds capacity for COVID-19 patients at the Bashundhara Convention Centre.