In order to contain the spread of COVID-19 from patients to healthcare workers, Beximco Pharmaceuticals has recently donated a number of negative pressure isolation canopies to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).

This canopy uses an ultraviolet light (UV) chamber before the air is further disinfected and cleaned by a HEPA filter, destroying all micro-organisms and viruses.

The isolation canopy has been developed by a team of researchers from multiple institutes, led by Professor Khondkar Siddique-e Rabbani, founding chairperson and Honorary Professor of biomedical physics and technology department of University of Dhaka, following clinical requirements suggested by a team led by Professor AKM Akhtaruzzaman, head of anaesthesia, analgesia and intensive care medicine department of BSMMU.

Engineers of Asia Pacific University and of a non-profit manufacturing company named BiBEAT Ltd were also involved in the project.