Moulvibazar hospital suspends operations after 10 health workers test Covid-19 positive

A 250-bed Hospital in Moulvibazar has been declared shut temporarily after ten of its doctors, nurses and healthcare providers tested positive for coronavirus.

The decision was taken to contain the spread of the virus, according to an office order issued last night, our local correspondent reports.

Following the order, the outdoor, internal departments and operation theatres will remain closed and only Covid-19 patients will be allowed to take admission in the hospital.

Besides, services of the emergency department, fever corner, corona isolation and dialysis will remain out of the purview of the closure, as per the order signed by the hospital's acting superintendent Dr Subrata Kumar Roy.

The order will be effective until further notice.