This makes physical distancing measures to help slow the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, close to impossible. People must trust that they will be safe if they seek medical care and that any medical treatment they receive will be respectful and humane. This will only further feed stigma, fear, and further exacerbate the spread of the virus. They were referred to MSF’s Goyalmara mother and child hospital in Cox’s Bazar, where they received treatment in the SARI isolation ward. “He is better than before.”Dr Husni Mubarak is the MSF medical coordinator in Cox´s Bazar.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 12, 2020 15:00 UTC