Dhaka, June 11 -- In light of a recent uptick in coronavirus infections, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has directed all hospitals across the country to ready their COVID-dedicated beds by Saturday.

On Wednesday, Abu Hussain Md Moinul Ahsan, DGHS director of hospitals and clinics, said several hospitals, including the DNCC Dedicated Covid-19 Hospital, Mugda Medical College and Hospital, Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, and Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, have already set up facilities to treat COVID patients.

The remaining hospitals are in the process of doing so, he added.

"We're working diligently, and hope that by Saturday, all district-level public hospitals will have beds ready-whether or not there are pa...