Obaidur Masum, Senior Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 19 Dec 2020 02:30 AM BdST
Updated: 19 Dec 2020 02:46 AM BdST
Experts have been saying for months that the healthcare system may get overburdened in winter and they are now being vindicated by the rising number of coronavirus tests and infections, which offer a glimpse of how complicated the situation is becoming. );
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The laboratories conducted 19,054 tests on Dec 15, the highest since the first cases were detected in March, as crowds seeking COVID-19 tests at hospitals and other healthcare facilities are getting bigger by the day.
The number of samples collected on that day, which was 19,032, is also the highest, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.