Bangladesh
Ventilators Covid-19: US gifts 100 ventilators to Bangladesh
Dhaka, November 16: Health Minister Zahid Maleque said, "America has been a true friend of Bangladesh since independence. The US government has always come forward as a friend in the development work of the country. America is currently the most affected and dying country in the world due to this corona disaster. Despite such a catastrophe in its own country, the United States gifted 100 sophisticated ventilators to Bangladesh. At the upazila level of the country where ICU services have not yet been reached, 300 new ventilators including A100 will be procured and sent very soon."
He was speaking at the handover ceremony of 100 US-issued ventilator machines at Kurmitola General Hospital in the capital on Sunday (November 15th).
Earl Robert Miller, US Ambassador to Bangladesh, handed over the ventilators to Zahid Maleque. At the end of the program, the Health Minister answered various questions of the media personnel present.
Regarding the renewal of licenses of private hospitals, the health minister said, "All private clinics and hospitals in the country have to be registered by obtaining licenses within the time given by the government. No private clinic or hospital can be run without a license."
Regarding the return of passengers with covid negative certificate, he said, the returning passengers must bring with a negative certificate. Otherwise, you have to stay in the home quarantine for 14 days as soon as you come to the country.
The Bangladesh government has supplied large quantities of PPE to the United States during the Coronation period. Earl Robert Miller expressed his gratitude for this. He also said that the relations between the two countries will be stronger in the future.
