Global COVID-2019 Pandemic
Situation Report for Bangladesh as of May 9, 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 09 at 10.30 here) No. of affected countries 212 No of confirmed cases 4,014,265 No. of cases recovered 1,385,559 No. of active cases 2,352,470 No of deaths 276,236
Bangladesh Status (Mar 7-May 8) No of confirmed cases 13,134 No. of cases recovered 2,106 No. of active cases 10,827
No of deaths 206
Recent News in Bangladesh
● Eskayef first in the country to produce remdesivir: The leading pharmaceutical company successfully produces the drug to treat coronavirus www.thedailystar.net
● Health Safety: DGHS gives guidelines on reopening www.thedailystar.net
● DGHS issues technical guidelines on reopening social, financial institutions www.dhakatribune.com
● Bangladesh to manufacture KN95 masks www.tbsnews.net
● Easing Covid-19 lockdown: Will wearing face masks be safe enough? www.dhakatribune.com
● Covid-19 medicine in Bangladesh only two weeks away www.tbsnews.net
● Gonoshasthaya kit performance trial likely to begin Sunday www.tbsnews.net
● A hospital on wheels: Mobile health centre serving non-Covid-19 patients in Cox’s Bazar
● Community health workers left in the lurch www.dhakatribune.com
● Korean disinfectant ‘Virus Zero’ to be sprayed at all prisons www.tbsnews.net
● Impulse Hospital to treat Covid-19 positive policemen www.tbsnews.net
● 1,448 policemen, half from DMP, tested Covid-19 positive www.tbsnews.net
● 10 RMG workers contract Covid-19 in Gazipur www.tbsnews.net
● Eid in Covid-19: Limited opening of shopping malls on Sunday 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
● Dhaka New Market will not reopen from May 10; 12 malls in Ctg extend closure too www.thedailystar.net
● Aarong to reopen on Sunday: Shoppers will have to book their store visits online www.tbsnews.net
● Coronavirus: Sylhet shopping malls, markets will be shut until Eid
● Exports crash to a 40-year-low www.thedailystar.net
● Tobacco, Luxury Items: Govt mulls over ‘Covid-19 tax’ www.thedailystar.net
● Online Classes Amid Shutdown: A distant reality, still for many www.thedailystar.net
● Courts, but virtual! - Ordinance for holding virtual courts to be issued by next week: Law Minister www.thedailystar.net
● Thousands of migrants face heightened risk of Covid-19 infection: IOM chief www.thedailystar.net
● Houseowners agree to 40pc rent waiver for workers in Savar www.thedailystar.net
● 99 prisoners released from Bogura jail to stop coronavirus spread www.thedailystar.net
● 157 Bangladeshis stranded in Australia on their way home www.thedailystar.net
● Unfortunate, disappointing and unacceptable: FM on diplomats' media freedom remarks www.thedailystar.net
● What the virus has shown us www.dhakatribune.com
● Bangladeshis stranded in Australia coming home, Indians leaving Dhaka www.tbsnews.net
● Overcoming rising inequality exposed by COVID-19 www.thedailystar.net
● They distribute food to the needy amid the pandemic www.tbsnews.net
● AL provides food aid to over 90.25 lakh families www.tbsnews.net
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/
