Lack of resources and awareness amidst Covid-19 surge

Whether the newer strains of the coronavirus are responsible for the recent spike in the number of infections in Bangladesh is still being debated. But it is definitely time for the authorities to maximise healthcare preparations as well as resources, and for the general public to rigorously follow the government's Covid-19 directives and guidelines. Though we appreciate the government's move of raising the number of hospital beds—by means of adding hundreds of beds to three specialised hospitals and planning to construct a makeshift hospital in Mohakhali, meant to accommodate 1200 patients (and have 51 ICU beds)—there must also be attention paid to hospitals outside the capital, as well as those within it which suffer from a severe lack of resources.