One year into the pandemic: What lessons have we learnt?
Another glaring deficiency is the lack of adequate high flow oxygen delivery systems across hospitals in the country. Photo: Anisur Rahman
As I settle down to pen this write-up, the incessant calls and messages on my phone serve as a poignant reminder of how our lives have been reshaped and defaced by the Covid-19 pandemic. In response, I offer what medical advice I can regarding Covid tests, treatment and follow-up, but can't oblige the requests of help with admissions in hospital beds, especially in the Intensive Care Units (ICUs). There are no vacancies anywhere, it seems. The increasing frequency of the news of deaths of near and dear ones is unnerving and unsettling. A year on, and we're back to square one. It has been a little more than a year since the first coronavirus cases were detected in Bangladesh, but the same, if not deeper, challenges and uncertainties remain.