Today's Gallery (2021.08.03)

Relatives of Covid-19 patients crowd near the Coronavirus unit of Barishal’s Sher-e-Bangla Hospital to collect oxygen cylinders procured from outside sources, as the hospital, like most others, has run out of them. The photo was taken yesterday. PHOTO: TITU DAS
Ignoring physical distancing, people scramble to enter a Covid-19 vaccination centre at the Mugda branch of Ideal School and College in the capital around 8:00am yesterday, moments after the centre opened for the day. The vaccination centre was recently moved there from nearby Dhaka South City Corporation-run Nagar Matrisadan Hospital since it was struggling to accommodate a huge number of people seeking the shots. Photo: Anisur Rahman
On oxygen support, Sirajul Alam, a 65-year-old Covid-19 patient, being wheeled into the Covid-19 unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital by his son around noon yesterday. Sirajul was among the few lucky ones who managed to get admission into the overcrowded unit. Photo: Anisur Rahman
People struggle to walk by a broken footpath, which has not been repaired for over a year now, near the airport road roundabout. The photo was taken yesterday. PHOTO: SHEIKH ENAMUL HAQUE