Global COVID-2019 Pandemic
Situation Report for Bangladesh as of May 20, 2020
WHO has declared the recent COVID-2019 outbreak as “Pandemic” as of 11/03/2020. The countries are asked the countries 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.
Global Status (May 20 at 10.00 here)
No. of affected countries 213
Total cases 4,988,831
Total recovered 1,959,137
Active cases 2,704,736
Total deaths 324,958
Bangladesh Status (Mar 7-May 19)
Total cases 25,121
New cases 1,251
Total recovered 4,993
Active cases 19,758
Total deaths 370
Recent News in Bangladesh
● Bangladesh virus cases cross 25,000 and 21 more deaths reported www.en.prothomalo.com
● Bracing for Amphan fury: Landfall this evening; thousands hunker down in shelters to evade the brunt of one of the strongest cyclones formed in the Bay www.thedailystar.net
● Covid-19: 73% of the deceased in Bangladesh are male www.tbsnews.net
● Facebook-based initiative benefits general patients during Covid-19 shutdown www.thedailystar.net
● FICCI donates 11,000 PPE to DGHS www.tbsnews.net
● Burden now HEAVIER: What ‘work-from-home’ means for women www.thedailystar.net
● “Moner Daktar” provides psychological support online www.thedailystar.net
● Children with Covid-19 may be less contagious than adults www.dhakatribune.com
● Chinese Communist Party to help Bangladesh to fight COVID-19 https://en.samakal.com/
● Tobacco users, smokers at higher risk: Says DGHS; 1,251 more infected, 21 die www.thedailystar.net
● Sustainable Development Goals: What to salvage from Covid-19 www.thedailystar.net
● 123 workers infected with Covid-19 after factories reopen www.tbsnews.net
● Eight cops of Airport Police Station contract Covid-19 www.tbsnews.net
● 2,749 police personnel test Covid-19 positive - www.tbsnews.net
● Will nature conservation remain a priority in post-corona Bangladesh? www.thedailystar.net
● What will the new normal look like? www.dhakatribune.com
COVID-19 Preventive Measure
Frequently wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 sec
Maintain physical distancing at least one metre (three feet)
Wear mask in any public place and in an office room
Cover your mouth and nose with tissue/handkerchief or with bent when you cough or sneeze
Avoid touching face (mouth, nose and eyes)
Avoid mass gatherings
● The post-pandemic threats www.dhakatribune.com
● How cybercriminals abuse the Covid-19 pandemic www.dhakatribune.com
● 'There will be more Eids in the future if people survive the pandemic' www.dhakatribune.com
● Restrictions they do not heed: Thousands leave capital to spend Eid with their loved ones; police say they’re overwhelmed www.thedailystar.net
● Thousands walking on Dhaka-Ctg Highway to reach native homes ahead of Eid www.dhakatribune.com
● SSC results via text for the first time www.thedailystar.net
● Survey: 88% of extreme urban poor in Dhaka, Chittagong now without income amid Covid-19 www.dhakatribune.com
● ‘Nobody can feel our pain’: With no salaries, majority of teachers at private schools, colleges suffer in silence before Eid www.thedailystar.net
● Army distributes Iftar among 550 poor families in Savar www.tbsnews.net
● HSBC launches ‘Joy of Giving' to bring smiles to 100,000 faces www.tbsnews.net
● DHPB, Scouts, Brac to work jointly to fight Covid-19 www.tbsnews.net
● We lack proper database for govt aid: Mustafa Jabbar www.tbsnews.net
● MTB, MRDI help Covid-19-hit offshore villagers www.tbsnews.net
● JTI continues supporting pandemic-hit people www.tbsnews.net
● Hasan declares financial assistance to journalists www.tbsnews.net
● Stand by govt during COVID-19 crisis: Quader www.en.prothomalo.com
● COVID-19: JTIB mobilises fund to help 60,000 people www.en.prothomalo.com
● Bangladesh, other S Asian countries scramble to bring home migrant workers www.en.prothomalo.com
PLEASE CALL
Corona Info Hotline: 333, 16263, 10655 (https://corona.gov.bd/call_center) Visit DGHS website: https://corona.gov.bd/
Reference Hospitals for COVID-2019 patients in Bangladesh:
Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital
Kurmitola General Hospital
National Chest Infectious Diseases Hospital
Dhaka Medical College Hospital
Bangladesh Railway Hospital
Mohanagar General Hospital
Sheikh Russel Gastro Liver Institute & Hospital
Sajida Foundation Hospital
Mirpur Maternity Hospital
Jinjira 20 bed Specialized Hospital
Amin Bazar 31 bed Hospital
Kamrangirchar 50 bed Hospital Source: http://www.corona.gov.bd/
