Global COVID-2019 Pandemic
Situation Report on Bangladesh as of July 06, 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 (Jul 6 at 9.45 here)
No. of affected countries 213
Total cases 11,557,810
Total recovered 6,535,598
Active cases 4,485,426
Total deaths 536,786
Bangladesh Status (Mar 7-Jul 5)
Total cases 162,417
New cases 2,738
Tests in last 24 hours 13,988 Total recovered 72,625
Active cases 87,740
Total deaths 2,052
Recent News in Bangladesh
● Daily Covid-19 deaths spike: 55 die; 2,738 infected - www.thedailystar.net
● Covid-19 deaths top 2,000: How Bangladesh fares against other countries - www.dhakatribune.com
● Death toll surges despite low case detection - www.tbsnews.net
● Antibody, Antigen Tests: Expert advice snubbed - www.thedailystar.net
● The Hakimpur style of Covid-19 prevention - www.tbsnews.net
● World must know story of curbing Covid-19 outbreak in Rohingya camps: speakers - www.thedailystar.net
● China to support Bangladesh care of Rohingyas amid COVID-19 pandemic - www.en.prothomalo.com
● Free online Covid-19 treatment getting popular - www.tbsnews.net
● 8 die after showing Covid-19 symptoms- www.thedailystar.net
● Former DG of health directorate dies from coronavirus - www.tbsnews.net
● 2 doctors die from Covid-19 - www.thedailystar.net
● DNA linked to Covid-19 inherited from Neanderthals, common in Bangladeshis - www.dhakatribune.com
● Covid-19 in Pabna: Cases rising amid poor care: 4-bed ICU lies inoperative, no RT-PCR lab set up - www.thedailystar.net
● Covid-19 shouldn’t detract us from other public health risks: Beware of dengue outbreak - www.thedailystar.net
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
● Barishal and Khulna healthcare professionals get IPC and PPE from UK AID and Concern Worldwide - www.tbsnews.net
● Highway blues: Highway eateries are earning a small fraction of the income they made before the Covid- 19 pandemic struck - www.tbsnews.net
● 206.2 tonnes of Covid-19 wastes produced in Dhaka a day: Study - www.tbsnews.net
● Covid-19 units to open in four Khulna private hospitals - www.tbsnews.net
● Wari residents adjust to restrictions on lockdown’s second day - www.tbsnews.net
● Love for Chattogram donates medical supplies to CMP-Vidyananda - www.tbsnews.net
● Doctor treats patients at home while living with Covid-19 positive daughter - www.tbsnews.net
● FBCCI donates ambulance to Al-Rashid Foundation - www.tbsnews.net
● CVASU researchers invent coronavirus-resistant fabric - www.tbsnews.net
● BASIC Bank Gazipur Chowrasta branch locked down - www.tbsnews.net
● Covid-19 sample collection halted for 3 hours in Chattogram General Hospital - www.tbsnews.net
● Relatives abandon man died of Covid-19 in Rajshahi - www.tbsnews.net
● LDC graduation and Covid-19: A tussle between heart and brain - www.tbsnews.net
● Govt to help migrants stuck at home - www.thedailystar.net
● Jobless in Covid-19 pandemic, homeless in flood: Over 1.25 lakh people marooned in Sirajganj, many waiting for relief - www.thedailystar.net
● Politics, geopolitics and the economics of the pandemic and human security - www.thedailystar.net
● Cattle for Eid: Demand drops, prices follow suit - www.thedailystar.net
● Migrant Workers: Fate of 1.5 lakh up in the air - www.thedailystar.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/
