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ISOLATION-CENTER-GAIBANDHA
An isolation center with 100 beds prepared in Gaibandha
GAIBANDHA, April 19, 2020 (BSS) – An isolation center having 100 beds has been prepared at Ansar and VDP Training Center in Dhanghara area of the district to treat coronavirus infected patients, an official said.
“An isolation center with 100 beds has been prepared at Ansar and VDP Training Center in Dhanghara area of the district for coronavirus infected patients,” deputy commissioner (DC) Abdul Matin said.
Apart from it, the Technical Training Center (TTC) has also been readied for the treatment of 200 potential Covid-19 patients at Farazipara here if the situation deteriorates, he said.
Abdul Matin told a press conference organized by district administration over the latest coronavirus situation of the district at DC’s conference room here on Saturday afternoon as the chief guest.
Civil surgeon (CS) Dr. ABM Abu Hanif and deputy director (DD) of department of agriculture extension (DAE) also spoke as the special guests while additional deputy commissioner (General) AlamgirKabirSaikat presided over it.
The DC said the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief allotted 882 metric tons of rice, as well as cash TK 38 lac and 45,000 as general reliefs for the poor of all the seven upazilas in the district so far.
Three cases had been filed with Shaghata, Gobindaganj and Sundarganj thanas against several dealers and the traders on charges of misappropriating rice of food friendly programme and illegally storing rice of vulnerable group development scheme of the government, he added.
The law enforcers including army and police personnel are patrolling the roads to ensure social distancing and other precautionary measures to fight against the Covid-19 outbreak, he also said.
CS Dr. ABM Abu Hanif said a total of 8 coronavirus infected patients out of 12 ones are undergoing treatment and four patients have already recovered from the diseases.
DD of DAE Masudur Rahman said necessary measures had been taken to include the vegetables in relief materials to help the farmers get fair price following a meeting of district bazar monitoring committee headed by the DC.
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