The country is facing a serious healthcare crisis amidst the coronavirus epidemic and there are widespread allegations of maltreatment of Covid-19 patients admitted to various hospitals across the country.
The death rate of coronavirus patients in the country is increasing at an alarming rate as a result of being unable to access healthcare facilities.
The situation is particularly bad in the capital city, as well as in Chattogram and Khulna. Many patients have already lost their lives due to lack of treatment.
The hospitals which were enlisted cannot diagnose Covid-19 due to acute shortage of physicians, nurses, staff and equipment. This is indeed cause for concern as the number of cases in the country is increasing very quickly each day.
Many patients suffering from coronavirus have said that they did not receive proper treatment at the designated hospitals. Due to shortage of doctors and other healthcare professionals, many patients are not receiving treatment.
The death rate of coronavirus patients in the
country is increasing at an alarming rate as a
result of being unable to access healthcare facilities
The spread of the virus is exponential, which means that in case of an outbreak in the country, the numbers would explode very quickly. We are currently seeing large numbers of coronavirus patients being identified each day.
Due to panic spreading over coronavirus in the country, the hospitals are inundated with patients coming in to get their symptoms checked. As a result, many patients are unable to see a doctor or receive proper treatment. Some are receiving health advice over the phone or on social media platforms.
Medicine stores in the country are running out of drugs and the situation is likely to worsen in the coming days. While many of the patients are coming in with coronavirus symptoms, general patients are not getting proper treatment due to lack of doctors. Those with chronic or serious health conditions are not getting treatment and this is a cause for great concern.
If the situation deteriorates, it would be likely overwhelm our medical care system and result in thousands of deaths. The government has to take immediate steps to expand healthcare facilities on an emergency basis before the situation gets out of hand.
