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Over 8,000 patients, no measles testing facilities in Chittagong hospitals

The number of patients admitted to hospitals in Chittagong with measles symptoms is rising daily, but neither public nor private hospitals in the city have facilities to test for and confirm the disease. As a result, samples from suspected cases must be sent to the National...

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Sitakunda, Chittagong, Chittagong
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Health emergency · Disease outbreak
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Over 8,000 patients, no measles testing facilities in Chittagong hospitals The number of patients admitted to hospitals in Chittagong with measles symptoms is rising daily, but neither public nor private hospitals in the city have facilities to test for and confirm the disease. As a result, samples from suspected cases must be sent to the National... Source: Dhaka Tribune https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/health/420377/over-8-000-patients-no-measles-testing-facilities

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Injured 0

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