Gafargaon Correspondent :
The Gafargaon Hospital is itself infected with deadly coronavirus. Of the 11 victims till Saturday, nine are health workers of the hospital. As a result, the medical service of the hospital face naught.
The upazila Health Complex has been closed since the hospital first detected the corna virus patient on April 13. The emergency department is open but there is no medical officer. All the affected patients are doctors, assistant doctors and nurses the Gafargaon Upazila Health Complex. Of them, three are medical officers, three are deputy medical officers(Assistant Doctor), two are staff nurse and one is an accountant of this hospital. One of them is also a pregnant nurse.
Meanwhile, there are 21 doctors at the hospital. The crisis of doctors and medical equipment hits union health center and union community clinic in Gafargaon, an area of five lakh population.
Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer Dr. Moinuddin Khan Manik said, there was some panic among doctors, nurses and people after infection of some doctors and nurses with coronavirus. Outdoor and indoor have been closed and emergency department has been kept open to a limited range. However, 24-hour mobile service is operational day and night. So far, samples of 65 people, including doctors and nurses of hospital were tested. Nine were found positives, including three medical officers, three deputy medical officers , two nurses and an accountant .
