Global COVID-2019 Pandemic

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Global COVID-2019 Pandemic

Situation Report on Bangladesh as of 31 October 2021

No. of Affected Countries and Territories Total Cases Total Recovered Active Cases Total Deaths

Global Status (31/10/2021)

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223

247,224,313 223,934,421 18,277,513 5,012,379

Total Cases New Cases

Tests in Last 24 Hours Total Recovered

Active Cases

Bangladesh Status (31/10/2021) Know More

1,569,328 166

13,240 1,533,147 8,319 Total Deaths 27,862

COVID-19 Preventive Measure

• Wear mask in any public place and in an office room

• Frequently wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 sec

• Maintain physical distancing of at least two metres (six feet)

• Cover your mouth and nose with tissue/handkerchief or with bent elbow when you cough or

sneeze

• Avoid touching face (mouth, nose and eyes)

• Avoid mass gatherings

WHO has declared the recent COVID-2019 outbreak as a “Pandemic” as of 11/03/2020.The countries are asked to fight back coronavirus following the guidelines provided by WHO and the government of the countries. However, this can be the first pandemic in the history of humanity that can be controlled, according to “Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus”, the WHO

Director-General.

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RECENT NEWS IN BANGLADESH

 Eight more Covid deaths recorded –The Daily Star

 8 Covid-19 deaths recorded in 24 hours, current positivity rate 1.25% –The Daily Star

 WHO wants $23b to conquer Covid –The Daily Star

 Students Aged 12-17: 40,000 to get jabs a day–The Daily Star

 Vaccinated people easily transmit Delta variant in households: UK study –The Daily Star

 Maintain health protocols to check Covid-19 spread in winter: PM –The Daily Star

 Covid-19 vaccination of schoolgoers to start November 1–Dhaka Tribune

 US authorizes first Covid shots for children aged 5-11–Dhaka Tribune

 Covid-19 vaccination: Bangladesh lags behind target–Dhaka Tribune

 Covid-19 mass vaccination drive: Over 54 lakh people get second dose –The Business Standard

 Merck agrees to let other drug makers make its Covid pill–The Business Standard

 DU collaborates with AFC Biotech to develop Covid-19 vaccine –The Business Standard

 ব্রিটেটে েতুে কটে আটেো ৩০ হোজোে ৩০১ জে কটেোেোয় আক্রোন্ত–BSS

 েোইক্ষ্যংছব্রিটত কটেোেোয় আক্রোন্ত ব্রিক্ষ্ক, ব্রিদ্যোলয় িন্ধ ঘ োষণো–Somoynews

 ঘকোভ্যোক্স ঘেটক ১৩ ঘকোটে ৬০ লোখ টেকো পোটি িোংলোটদ্ি–Bangla Tribune

 কটেোেোে েতুে ভ্যোব্রেটয়ন্ট ও প্রব্রতটেোধ–Ittefaq

 ‘িোংলোটদ্টি কটেোেো পূি বিতী কোর্ বক্রম পুটেোপুব্রে পুেরুদ্ধোে কটেটছ এব্রমটেেস’–Bangla Tribune

FOR ANY SUSPECTED CASES/SYMPTOMS

• Fever, cough, loss of smell and breathing difficulties

• Coming from COVID-19 affected countries

• Coming in contact with any COVID-19 positive cases

PLEASE CALL

Corona Info Hotline: 333, 16263, 10655, 109 (https://corona.gov.bd/call_center)

PLEASE VISIT DGHS website: https://corona.gov.bd/ for COVID-19 related information and reference hospitals for COVID 19 in Bangladesh