The Department of Health has temporarily suspended the approval of five institutions for failing to start operations within the stipulated time after giving approval for corona testing.
Today, the Additional Director General of the Department of Health, Prof. Such information was given in five separate notifications signed by Nasima Sultana.
The institutions whose approval for the corona test has been suspended are Sahabuddin Medical College and Hospital, Gulshan-2, Steam Health Care (BD) Limited, Care Medical College-Dhaka, Epic Health Care, Thyrocare Bangladesh Limited-Gulshan-Dhaka.
Once the laboratory is fully prepared for the corona test, the Department of Health Administration will have to re-apply and collect the no-objection letter from the Department of Drug Administration for PCR machines and kits. The Department of Health will then inspect the site and take action as per the report.
