Global COVID-2019 Pandemic
Situation Report on Bangladesh as of August 19, 2020
WHO has declared the recent COVID-2019 outbreak as “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.
Global Status (Aug 19 at 10.00 here)
No. of affected countries 213
Total cases 22,306,538
Total recovered 15,047,779 Active cases 6,474,406 Total deaths 784,353
Bangladesh Status (Mar 7-Aug 18)
Total cases 282,344
New cases 3,200
Tests in last 24 hours 14,630 Total recovered 163,825
Active cases 115,779
Total deaths 3,740
Recent News in Bangladesh
● Bangladesh reports 46 more virus deaths, 3200 new cases in 24 hrs - www.en.prothomalo.com
● Cases pass 3k a day first time this month - www.thedailystar.net
● Covid-19 cases, deaths on the rise again - www.tbsnews.net
● Explainer: World Health Organisation's struggle for a global Covid-19 vaccine plan - www.tbsnews.net
● Masud: Bangladesh will explore all options on Covid-19 vaccine - www.dhakatribune.com
● Govt looking for credible COVID-19 vaccine sources: FS - www.newagebd.net
● Expert committee asked to submit revised proposal for rapid testing - www.tbsnews.net
● Can Covid-19 make us stronger? - www.thedailystar.net
● NGRI: Bangladeshi Covid-19 genome sequence similar to US - www.dhakatribune.com
● More infectious coronavirus mutation may be 'a good thing', says disease expert - www.thedailystar.net
● Pandemic now driven by younger adults - www.thedailystar.net
● Unicef: Covid-19 disrupts child protection services in over 100 countries - www.dhakatribune.com
● Can biomedical waste turn into a potential source of re-emerging infection? - www.dhakatribune.com
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 at least two metres (six feet)
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
● 79 EC employees infected with COVID-19 - www.newagebd.net
● 600 coronavirus-linked attacks on health workers since Feb: ICRC - www.newagebd.net
● Sports in Bangladesh reviving, but slowly - www.newagebd.net
● ILO-ADB survey: Over 10m Bangladeshi youths may lose jobs - www.dhakatribune.com
● 67% of SMEs forced to shut businesses due to Covid-19 - www.dhakatribune.com
● SMP commissioner infected with Covid-19 - www.dhakatribune.com
● OP-ED: Creativity, collaboration, and courage - www.dhakatribune.com
● OP-ED: Not a good time for the RMG sector - www.dhakatribune.com
● Alibaba to help Bangladeshi SMEs heal pandemic shock - www.tbsnews.net
● After five months, banks’ operations to return to normal from Wednesday - www.tbsnews.net
● US stocks hit new intraday record, regaining pre-Covid levels - www.tbsnews.net
● 17% households were still out of work in June: BIGD-PPRC joint research - www.tbsnews.net
● Banks get 2 more months to disburse stimulus loans for SMEs - www.tbsnews.net
● Banks ordered to return to normal working hours - www.thedailystar.net
● Owners want to run buses at full capacity - www.thedailystar.net
● We owe Covid-19 fighters and all other humanitarian activists our gratitude - www.thedailystar.net
● Textile sector breathing a sigh of relief with the rebound of apparel export orders - www.thedailystar.net
● Income of poor long way from returning to pre-pandemic level - www.thedailystar.net
● Unemployment of youth may double - www.newagebd.net
● Microcredit burden weighs heavily on flood victims - www.newagebd.net
● 42pc drop in June-July income though economy reopens - www.newagebd.net
