Considering voluntary contribution of medical students to tackle COVID-19 crisis at hospitals in Bangladesh & similar settings

We read with interest the correspondence by Representatives of the STARSurg Collaborative, EuroSurg Collaborative, and TASMAN Collaborative1 about the involvement of medical students in response to worldwide COVID-19 crisis. There is a positive correlation between inadequate health-care resources and COVID-19 related mortality.2 As this pandemic is ravaging through countries worldwide, even the most competent health systems are facing a dire need of workforce demand,3 likes of which have never been seen before. While developed countries are still skirmishing to get to grip with this crisis, developing nations like Bangladesh with comparatively incapacitated healthcare system is of no exception, and is in urgent need of innovative and outrageous ideas to tackle.