Global COVID-2019 Pandemic
Situation Report on Bangladesh as of June 21, 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 (Jun 21 at 10.15 here)
No. of affected countries 213
Total cases 8,921,385
Total recovered 4,743,011 Active cases 3,711,526 Total deaths 466,848
Bangladesh Status (Mar 7-Jun 20)
Total cases 108,775
New cases 3,240
Tests in last 24 hours 14,031 Total recovered 43,993
Active cases 63,357
Total deaths 1,425
Recent News in Bangladesh
● Covid-19: Current death rate 1.31pc, recovery rate 40.44pc - www.thedailystar.net
● Covid-19: Bangladesh sees highest weekly recovery, still seventh-highest active case globally - www.tbsnews.net
● Whereabouts of The Infected: DGHS has no clue about half of them - www.thedailystar.net
● IEDCR temporarily stops publishing Dhaka city Covid-19 infection data - www.dhakatribune.com
● Chittagong reports more deaths than Dhaka twice in 3 days - www.dhakatribune.com
● Number of Covid-19 tests falling steadily - www.tbsnews.net
● Govt plans extended kiosk method to intensify Covid-19 testing - www.tbsnews.net
● Mask Mess-Up Probe body goes soft: Recommends no action against supplier despite finding it at fault - www.thedailystar.net
● ‘We can’t leave the battlefield’: Overburdened, MMCH staffers struggle to treat rising patient flow as 215 of them tested coronavirus positive - www.thedailystar.net
● Cox’s Bazar gets first ICU - www.en.prothomalo.com
● COVID-19: Physicians' mortality rate in Bangladesh ‘highest in the world’ - www.en.prothomalo.com
● 2 doctors die from Covid-19 - www.thedailystar.net
● Covid-19 Treatment: 13 ICU beds for eight districts!: Rangpur division needs more - www.thedailystar.net
● 24% health workers still don’t have PPE: Research - www.tbsnews.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
● Bangladesh should listen to its health workers - www.thedailystar.net
● Containing Covid-19: Bangladesh takes no strict action during danger period - www.dhakatribune.com
● Over 4,000 armed forces men, family members infected - www.thedailystar.net
● Over half of 8,544 infected policemen recover from COVID-19 - www.en.prothomalo.com
● 20 judges among 103 court officials test virus positive - www.en.prothomalo.com
● Living in DMC mortuary for 3 months to keep his family safe - www.thedailystar.net
● Covid-19 patient ‘dies by suicide’ - www.thedailystar.net
● Docs blame health ministry for spread of infection among health workers - www.tbsnews.net
● Amader Prochesta to create awareness on Covid-19 and diabetes - www.tbsnews.net
● ZTE donates 25,000 masks, 500 medical goggles to CMSD - www.tbsnews.net
● Mashrafe tests positive for Covid-19: Nazmul Islam, Nafees Iqbal also contract the virus - www.thedailystar.net
● Journalist Abed Khan, family test positive for coronavirus - www.en.prothomalo.com
● WB injects $1b to help cushion pandemic blow: The funds to be used in programmes to bring back lost livelihoods, keep economy running - www.thedailystar.net
● Digital Security Act: Freedom of expression under threat: Says TIB; condemns arrests of journos, teachers, writers - www.thedailystar.net
● Close watch on traffic movement, crime: DMP gets new divisions - www.thedailystar.net
● Government recruitment exam held in Khulna despite coronavirus pandemic - www.thedailystar.net
● 67 cases filed under Digital Security Act since virus outbreak: TIB - 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/
