300 health workers afflicted with dengue

As many as 300 health workers, including doctors and nurses, have been afflicted with dengue while treating patients hospitalised for the mosquito-borne disease in Dhaka this year.

Sumon Mahbubbdnews24.com
Published : 22 August 2019, 12:28 PM
Updated : 22 August 2019, 12:28 PM

According to a government count, six doctors and 12 nurses are undergoing treatment for the viral fever in different hospitals in the capital.

A paramedic collecting blood from a dengue patient for test at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in Dhaka on Sunday. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Kurmitola General Hospital and Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital are currently treating two health professionals each for dengue.

But according to the Directorate General of Health Services, a total of 94 doctors, 130 nurses and 76 hospital staff have undergone treatment for dengue so far this year.