Armed Forces, Families: 345 admitted to CMH so far

Four retired and two serving members of the army died of Covid-19 as of yesterday, said a press release of the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate.

Of the deceased, four retired members were aged above 70. They had been suffering from different incurable illness, the release said.

The ISPR also said 345 serving and retired members of the Armed Forces and their family members have been admitted to the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka as of yesterday after getting infected with Covid-19.

Of them, 88 have returned home so far after recovering from Covid-19. All other patients are in good condition, it added.

"There are three RT-PCR machines at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology [AFIP] and 10 RT-PCR machines at CMHs in other cantonments for testing coronavirus of authorised members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces and their family members," the press release said.

Till date, 3,194 samples have been tested at AFIP under its own management. All CMHs also have adequate stock of medical equipment, including PPE, masks, gloves and necessary medicines. Besides, the presence of full-time trained physicians in CMHs is being ensured in a planned way, the release said.

It also stated that the army has taken adequate measures to provide medical care to Covid-19-infected members of the Armed Forces. In this context, necessary steps have been taken in the CMHs in all cantonments, including that in Dhaka.