There is no place in the hospital, treatment at home, high price of oxygen

Since the opening of the office-court in Bangladesh on May 31, the number of people infected with the coronavirus has been increasing. There is not a single seat vacant in the hospital scheduled for Corona. As a result, the victims are receiving treatment at home. The price of the most essential oxygen cylinder for treatment has increased 3 to 5 times in this opportunity. In this situation, the government is going to impose strict lockdown by declaring the 'Corona Hotspot' areas as red zones. The tourist city of Cox's Bazar has already been declared a red zone. In Bangladesh, it is possible to provide medical services to 3 to 4 thousand people in the hospitals designated for Corona. But the number of victims in the country at present is 83,026. The death toll has risen to 747. Before the opening of the office-court, the death toll was limited to 20-22 people. The health department is struggling to handle the situation. But when it comes to buying oxygen cylinders, he is in extreme disarray. Even a week ago, the price of an oxygen cylinder was 10-12 thousand takas, now it is 30-35 thousand takas. Even if you pay a lot of time, it is not available. Many are handling the situation by renting oxygen cylinders at high prices. Meanwhile, the government does not want to take any step like declaring a general holiday. Wherever the number of coronavirus infections increases, the Red Zone declares that it wants to move towards a severe lockdown. The process has already begun with the announcement of the 'Red Zone' in Cox's Bazar on Friday. A database of victims has also been created in collaboration with the Ministry of ICT. Cox's Bazar Deputy Commissioner Kamal Hossain said a strict lockdown has started by dividing the entire district into three zones. No one can enter or leave the red zone if they want to. Out of 12 wards of Cox's Bazar municipality, 10 have been declared as red zone and two as a yellow zone. Nazrul Islam, a member of the expert committee formed by the Ministry of Health and former Vice-Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, said that since the number of infected people is high in Dhaka city, I have declared the most affected areas of Dhaka city as red zone and asked them to go for strict lockdown. Besides, there is no chance to overcome the situation. Even if people suffer, now the government has to do it. Dr. Mustaq Hossain, chief scientific officer and current advisor at the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research, said, "We have been asking for this from the beginning". This is the method of epidemic control. It has got good results in Tolarbagh of Dhaka or Shivchar of Madaripur. If you cannot do it now, but one day the whole country may have to declare a red zone. Habibur Rahman Khan, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health, said the country has been divided into zones on the advice of Bangladeshi professors, epidemiologists and public health experts from around the world.