UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in collaboration with Sadar Hospital and the government of Bangladesh, inaugurated the expansion of medical services for patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms in the Cox’s Bazar district Sadar Hospital on Monday.

The joint efforts between the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the UK Emergency Medical Team (EMT) greatly benefit Covid-19 response efforts, especially for the most vulnerable in Cox’s Bazar, said the migration agency on Sunday.