Hospitals mandatorily to treat coronavirus patients
Special Correspondent Published: 25 March 2020, 06:43 PM
| Updated: 25 March 2020, 08:43 PM
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has directed all government, and private hospitals to treat mandatorily coronavirus patients.
Besides, the hospitals have also been instructed to send the virus patient to the doctor wearing personal protection equipment (PPE).
Signed by DGHS director (hospital and clinic) Dr Aminul Hasan, the directives read, if any person has COVID-19 symptoms, the first physician will treat him/her, and then send to second one wearing PPE for treatment, if necessary.
The directives also said all hospital authorities will fix an ambulance only to transport coronavirus patient.
