Published on 12:00 AM, July 17, 2020

Install Covid-19 testing facility at airport

Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

In view of the directive that travellers going overseas must have a Covid-19 certificate, obtained within ninety-six hours of the date of travel, and the recently exposed scam at Regent Hospital (and possibly others) issuing false certificates, a serious question arises: who can be trusted?

For the confidence of the traveling public (especially that they won't be exploited or misled or have to travel with possibly infected persons) and to preserve and project Bangladesh's sincerity to stop the virus from going overseas, the Directorate General of Health Services ought to install a Covid-19 testing facility at the airport itself. Travellers may be advised to reach the airport earlier than the usual time to ensure that the matter is addressed with the highest professional integrity.