Corona treatment begins at CMCH

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CHATTOGRAM, May 21, 2020 (BSS)- The treatment of corona-infected patients
started at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) today.

City Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin inaugurated the corona patients unit at CMCH in
the presence of Divisional Commissioner, Divisional Health Director, Civil
Surgeon of Chattogram and BMA leaders this morning.

CMCH assistant director Dr Aftabul Islam told BSS that the treatment
activities of corona patients started at the hospital from Thursday after
creating 100 beds, separate block with monitoring and isolation unit.

He told that the corona patients have increased in Chattogram district
alarmingly, but the sufficient treatment facilities would not prevail there.

Considering the corona situation in Chattogram, a corona treatment ward
has been set up in CMCH from today after getting permission from the health
directorate, he added.

Earlier, treatment of corona patients started at Chattogram General
Hospital with 100 beds

and 30 beds at Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases
(BITID) at city’s Fuzdarhat.

Later another, 40-beds unit was built at field hospital in Salimpur under
private initiative.