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Hospitals lack critical care equipment, ICU beds The New Nation 10 April 2021
With oxygen support, an elderly woman lies inside an ambulance in front of the Chattogram Medical College and Hospital yesterday to get admitted there.
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Medical facilities across the capital are struggling to cope with the recent surge in novel coronavirus infections, leaving the medical care system on the brink of collapse.
Hospitals are already reporting shortages of key equipment, including ventilators, ICU and general beds and oxygen, needed to take care of critically ill Covid patients.
Some city hospitals have already been forced to turn patients away, as their facilities have already been exhausted.
Lockdown makes things worse for Pabna milk producers
Producers are selling milk among local consumers in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna. Photo: Star/file
The ongoing countrywide lockdown has made things worse for the milk producers in Pabna and Sirajganj, who have already been suffering from poor sales due to a slump in local consumption.
In a bid to tame the alarming rate of coronavirus infections across Bangladesh, the government announced a seven-day lockdown that began on Monday.
During this period, restrictions on public movement will be enforced, making it difficult for local milk consumers to travel to the market as transportation facilities are limited.
Rohingya Repatriation: Dhaka seeks regional, multilateral initiatives
Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. File photo: Mark Schiefelbein/ Pool via Reuters Unb, Dhaka Unb, Dhaka
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said serious consideration should be given now to take regional or multilateral initiatives for the repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar as it remains a compelling priority for Bangladesh. Canada, with its global stature and standing on human rights issues, may consider taking a leading role in such initiatives. Bangladesh always stands ready to work with Canada and other partners in this direction, he said.
Momen was addressing a webinar, Evolving Rohingya Crisis and International Response: Canada s Future Role in Repatriation and Accountability Initiatives , held on Tuesday night.
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