Photo: BigstockPublic frustration over poor service, failure in reaching the numbersThe general public has expressed frustration over poor service and failure in reaching the hotline numbers provided by IEDCR regarding the Coronavirus outbreak. Of the 17 hotline numbers provided by the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), this correspondent tried 12 numbers, calling three times on each. Public frustrationAs Bangladesh has experienced the first instance of death due to Coronavirus, and the number of patients is mounting, the number of calls on hotline numbers kept increasing accordingly. With all the symptoms of coronavirus, Atiqua Roma tried all the hotline numbers, the whole day, but could not manage to talk to a doctor. Tarek Hasan Nirjhor, a Dhaka University student, said, he tried to reach a doctor through these hotline numbers, but the effort was in vain.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 19, 2020 16:18 UTC