CoronaVirus in Bangladesh - Updates & Discussion

[Black_cats]

Protests in Habiganj due to asking people to pray at home for Coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=138814804310772

 

[bluesky]

Protests in Habiganj due to asking people to pray at home for Coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=138814804310772

After all, this is Golden Bangladesh where at one time people regularly prayed for rain, prayed to OlaBibi to stop Ola (cholera) disease and hundred others. Maduli. kabaj, Tabiz and similar others are still regarded as part of religion.

We still remain the same basically a large group of superstitious people like our forefathers. Guys in Habiganj want to gather together and ask the Heaven to save them from coronavirus. What a joke!!

 

[Armchair]

Protests in Habiganj due to asking people to pray at home for Coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=138814804310772

What a dumb thing to do. Dumb. I tell you, we Muslims became dumb the day they started memorizing things like a parrot.

 

[ebr77]

https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/03/22/coronavirus-suspect-dies-in-sylhet-hospital
An elderly woman has died in the isolation ward of Sylhet Shahid Shamsuddin Ahmed District Hospital, according to authorities.




The 61-year-old woman, who had returned from London on Mar 4, breathed her last in the early hours of Sunday, said Sylhet Civil Surgeon Premananda Mondol.

After suffering from fever, cold, cough and breathing problems for 10 days, she got admitted to the hospital on Mar 20, said the doctors.



Although the woman displayed symptoms of the coronavirus, doctors could not confirm the disease as no tests were carried out.

Representatives from IEDCR, the government’s disease control agency, were supposed to come to Sylhet on Sunday to collect samples from the patient, said Mondol. However, she died before their arrival, he added.

So far, two people have died from virus infections in Bangladesh and 24 cases have been reported, according to IEDCR.

 

[Black_cats]

Three more test positive for coronavirus in Bangladesh
Published: March 22, 2020 16:16:46 | Updated: March 22, 2020 16:18:23

Three more people have been diagnosed with coronavirus, taking the number of coronavirus cases in the country to 27.

Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Director Prof Meerjady Sabrina Flora announced this at a press briefing at IEDCR in Mohakhali on Sunday, reports UNB.

Bangladesh on Saturday announced the second coronavirus death and detection of four new coronavirus patients.


Bangladesh reported the country’s first death from coronavirus on March 18.

Meanwhile, the number of globally confirmed coronavirus casese rose to more than 300,000 on Sunday. So far, the virus has claimed13,068 lives -- a mortality rate of 12 per cent, according to Worldometer.

Covid-19 is affecting 188 countries and territories around the world and one international conveyance (the Diamond Princess cruise ship harboured in Yokohama, Japan).

https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/...tive-for-coronavirus-in-bangladesh-1584872206

 

[bluesky]

Three more people have been diagnosed with coronavirus, taking the number of coronavirus cases in the country to 27.

It is not a wishful thinking but the way people are behaving it will be almost impossible to confine the disease to small areas. By the way, can anyone tell whatever may happen to those persons who touch or wash the dead body of a coronavirus patient? Will the virus spread to them as well?

@Homo Sapiens, @Avicenna

 

[Black_cats]

More than 60 million poor, day labors are at risk of food shortage in the country due to the Coronavirus pandemic and semi lockdown in the major cities. They may die due to hunger before coronavirus can kill them.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=3090071834359224

 

[UKBengali]

More than 60 million poor, day labors are at risk of food shortage in the country due to the Coronavirus pandemic and semi lockdown in the major cities. They may die due to hunger before coronavirus can kill them.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=3090071834359224

Relax this will not happen.

BD no longer has malnourished population who need daily supply of food to survive.

 

[Black_cats]

Relax this will not happen.

BD no longer has malnourished population who need daily supply of food to survive.

It’s not about malnourishment. Rather it’s about lower and lower middle class people who are affected by coronavirus and economic impact that has come with it. If they can’t earn money as. Everything has slowed down how they will feed their families . That’s the video has described. Some earned only 30 taka so far, CNG driver could not even recover half of daily rental fee of the CNG auto rickshaw, many poor kids who rely on food for work don’t won’t Whats next.

 

[UKBengali]

It’s not about malnourishment. Rather it’s about lower and lower middle class people who are affected by coronavirus and economic impact that has come with it. If they can’t earn money as. Everything has slowed down how they will feed their families . That’s the video has described. Some earned only 30 taka so far, CNG driver could not even recover half of daily rental fee of the CNG auto rickshaw, many poor kids who rely on food for work don’t won’t Whats next.

Government will step in to provide minimum daily requirements.

 

[Black_cats]

Government will step in to provide minimum daily requirements.

Government is running on borrowed money. From where government will give? Even some hospital said they don’t have money to provide mask and ppe to the doctor! Even if government gives its highly unlikely can cover all 60 million affected people.

 

[UKBengali]

Government is running on borrowed money. From where government will give? Even some hospital said they don’t have money to provide mask and ppe to the doctor! Even if government gives its highly unlikely can cover all 60 million affected people.

Like I say food is the least thing to worry about in BD over Corona.
If you do not agree then that is fine.

 

[Black_cats]

Like I say food is the least thing to worry about in BD over Corona.
If you do not agree then that is fine.

Who will provide the food to the poor people when food price has already risen?

Has government given declaration they will provide free food to the poor and needy who are affected by corona?

 

[Black_cats]

11:13 PM, March 22, 2020 / LAST MODIFIED: 11:15 PM, March 22, 2020
4 lakh PPEs to be made in Bangladesh

Marks and Spencer, Buet Alumni, Pay It Forward, Honest, Rotary Club Dhaka North-West, and Manush Manusher Jonno Foundation band together to help doctors, nurses

Staff Correspondent

Following concerns over shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for doctors and nurses, a concerted effort by six organisations is set to produce four lakh pieces of equipment.

When news broke on social media claiming that UK-based retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) was undertaking the initiative, curiosity grew as to who was really behind it.

The Daily Star reached out to some of those involved to learn more about the project.

Terming the project a combined effort, M&S Head of Finance Kamal Ahamed said five other organisations -- Pay It Forward Bangladesh, Honest, Buet Alumni, Rotary Club Dhaka North-west and Manush Manusher Jonno Foundation -- are also behind the project.

Under the initiative, two to four lakh PPEs will be produced primarily.

"Pay It Forward Bangladesh first requested for such an initiative. We gave it some thought and started developing the idea. Later some generous people and organisations came forward to help. We got together with them and took the decision to produce PPEs," he said.

Asked about financing, Kamal Ahamed said, "PPEs are being produced with the funding of the six organisations and general people."

The organisations, together, also raised funds for the project, he said.

The M&S finance head, however, warned it will take some time to produce the PPEs because they are working hard to ensure standard production.

Following the confirmation of coronavirus cases in Bangladesh, the demand for PPEs rose sharply.

Many public hospitals across the country have set up isolation units for possible coronavirus patients, but a lot of them lack adequate resources and equipment to provide necessary services.

Many doctors, nurses and staff members are finding it difficult to continue work owing to the growing risk of infection.

This has also resulted in protests at some hospitals. Nearly 200 interns of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on March 19 halted their services until the hospital provided them with protective gear. They pointed out that patients with fever and cough come on a daily basis and some of them could be affected by COVID-19, which exposes all health workers if they are not safeguarded with the personal protective equipment.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention detailed an outline for what constitutes as a standard PPE.

For gowns, it is important to have sufficient overlap of the fabric so that it wraps around the body to cover the back (ensuring that if the wearer squats or sits down, the gown still protects the back area of the body).

While the transmissibility of Covid-19 is not fully understood, gowns are available that protect against microorganisms. The choice of gown should be made based on the level of risk of contamination, according to CDC's guidelines on PPE.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/respirator-use-faq.html#gowns

[URL]https://www.thedailystar.net/online/news/4-lakh-ppes-be-made-bangladesh-1884442[/URL]

 

[Al-zakir]

Bd most likely will face economic hardship soon. Shopping malls and retail outlets closed across Europe and America. Things not looking good anymore.