Bangladesh has reported over 900 deaths since January, with the number of people hospitalised totalling 180,000 - the highest in 23 years.
The high number of reported cases has already put additional pressure on the country’s health systems. / Photo: AP Archive
In addition, amid a lack of preparedness and facilities in hospitals in other districts and towns, patients from across the country continue to seek treatment at hospitals in the capital, Dhaka. Thirty-four-year-old Mobassher Hossain was among the many people who had travelled to a hospital in Dhaka’s Uttar Badda neighbourhood so his four-day-old daughter could undergo a blood test.
The past few days have been a nightmare for my family. I hardly accept taking blood from my baby,” Mobassher added.
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