Dhaka, May 15 -- As the country's healthcare system has turned its main focus on breaking the tide of coronavirus pandemic, many patients with non-Covid health problems, especially those who have comorbidities, are passing through a harrowing time being 'deprived of' urgent medical attention they need.

The ailing people and their worried relatives are running from one hospital to another for having access to medical service while critical patients are embracing deaths before receiving the treatment as there is 'no plan' on how to offer treatment to or conduct diagnoses for non-Covid-19 patients during this corona crisis, some sufferers told UNB sharing their ordeals.

They said many critical patients are being turned away by both the pub...