According to the government, the country has 550 Intensive Care Units, and 480 ventilators for COVID-19 patients, but most of them are capital Dhaka-centric, the survey report said.
A lack of good governance caused widespread irregularities in COVID-19 testing, medical management, relief activities, procurement, and supply, according to the TIB study.
The report was prepared analysing pandemic’s data between 15 June and 15 October, the study titled “Governance Challenges in Tackling Coronavirus (Part 2)” that was presented in a virtual press conference on Tuesday.
The survey also found that there was a tendency to hide irregularities, corruption and mismanagement by imposing restrictions in disclosure of information.
TIB executive director Iftekharuzzaman said, “There is a lack of good governance in steps taken to control the pandemic.”
The government was more concerned over controlling flow of information than checking corruption, he said.