Khulna, June 15 -- 19 cases across the country, Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) has prepared its coronavirus unit with 40 isolation beds and is preparing 10 ICU beds.

A severe shortage of testing kits and a non-functional PCR machine have left the hospital ill-equipped to detect infections.

The hospital currently has only about 75 rapid antigen kits which is a low amount to the actual requirement, with authorities requesting 5,000 testing kits from the Health Ministry.

The hospital's PCR machine is also out of service due to a mechanical issue.

Dr Khan Ahmed Ishtiaq, resident medical officer of the COVID unit, said, "With the new wave of infections, we've reactivated the COVID unit. A dedicated committee and a panel of speciali...