'Integrated Control Room' for Covid-19 at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) at Mohakhali, Dhaka was inaugurated on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 Dhaka TribuneA total of 150 ICU beds have been readied in Dhaka as a precaution for the global outbreakHealth Minister Zahid Maleque has inaugurated a new “Integrated Control Room” for Covid-19. The minister inaugurated the control room at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) at Mohakhali, Dhaka on Tuesday. DGHS Director General (DG) Dr Abul Kalam Azad and World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative Dr Bardan Jung Rana were present at the time, among others. A total of 10 people have been infected with coronavirus in Bangladesh till date. The IEDCR confirmed that till now 277 people in Bangladesh underwent testing for the novel coronavirus.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 17, 2020 09:22 UTC