SBMCH bans admission of general patients amid spike in Covid cases

With the recent surge in Covid cases overwhelming the health infrastructure in Barishal division, local authorities have imposed a ban on the admission of general patients to Sher-E-Bangla Medical College and Hospital, reports UNB.

“As Covid cases are surging in the municipal area, general patients with treatable medical issues at district and upazila health complexes have been prohibited from coming to SBMCH,” the director of divisional health directorate, Basudeb Kumar Das, said on Thursday.

Physicians at the hospital are struggling to keep the crumbling health infrastructure of the premier medical facility in the division afloat, with a daily footfall of around 2,000 patients, according to officials.

“The decision has been taken to lessen the pressure on the hospital physicians a bit,” said Basudeb.

Letters have been sent to all the district civil surgeons, district and upazila hospitals and upazila family planning officials in this regard, he added.