Bidyanondo Foundation CollectedThe organization has targeted to distribute up to 300 gowns to hospitals across Dhaka city within the next ten daysAmid growing concern for safety among doctors, nurses and health sector employees on getting infected by coronavirus or Covid-19 due to inadequate protective gears, volunteer organization Bidyanondo Foundation started manufacturing specialized gowns for them. Habibur Rahman, a volunteer of the organization, said they are likely to distribute the gowns within the next 10 days. “Primarily, we have targeted to distribute up to 300 gowns in hospitals across Dhaka city,” he said. Tanushri Chaity, a doctor at a Dhaka based private hospital, wrote: “Thank you very much. They are also counselling people to raise awareness about the deadly consequences of the disease.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 20, 2020 13:41 UTC