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If we cannot contain corona outbreak more people going to die of hunger then corona attack.
CoronaVirus in Bangladesh - Updates & Discussion
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If we cannot contain corona outbreak more people going to die of hunger then corona attack.
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You are being overly optimistic.
Millions of poor people are already feeling the effects. It is heartbreaking to hear about their cases.
Bangladesh is not a rich country. The government can't afford to dole out money to citizens like the western countries. Government may be able to provide emergency food relief, but only for a short period of time.
If this situation is prolonged, we will see a lot of people in Bangladesh starving.
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11:48 PM, March 22, 2020 / LAST MODIFIED: 12:37 AM, March 23, 2020
'Movement restricted' in Mirpur's Tolarbagh following death of man suspected to be infected with coronavirus
https://www.thedailystar.net/city/n...amily-claims-was-infected-coronavirus-1884484
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A resident of Tolarbagh area in the capital's Mirpur died this evening, after which a 'restriction on movement' was instituted in the area.
The victim was a neighbour of the man who had earlier succumbed to Covid-19 on Saturday, a neighbour said.
Another local told our correspondent that the victim was informed by Kurmitola General Hospital doctors in the afternoon that he was infected with coronavirus.
Earlier this morning, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) had collected the victim's samples for conducting tests.
Local MP Aslamul Haque Aslam told The Daily Star that movement was restricted in the area following the death.
"We have not instituted a lockdown, but we have restricted movement for the well-being of other residents," he said.
About the deceased, Aslam said he was informed that the victim had gone to a mosque with the man who had earlier succumbed to coronavirus infection on Saturday.
'Movement restricted' in Mirpur's Tolarbagh following death of man suspected to be infected with coronavirus
https://www.thedailystar.net/city/n...amily-claims-was-infected-coronavirus-1884484
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A resident of Tolarbagh area in the capital's Mirpur died this evening, after which a 'restriction on movement' was instituted in the area.
The victim was a neighbour of the man who had earlier succumbed to Covid-19 on Saturday, a neighbour said.
Another local told our correspondent that the victim was informed by Kurmitola General Hospital doctors in the afternoon that he was infected with coronavirus.
Earlier this morning, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) had collected the victim's samples for conducting tests.
Local MP Aslamul Haque Aslam told The Daily Star that movement was restricted in the area following the death.
"We have not instituted a lockdown, but we have restricted movement for the well-being of other residents," he said.
About the deceased, Aslam said he was informed that the victim had gone to a mosque with the man who had earlier succumbed to coronavirus infection on Saturday.
There is enough money to keep millions of the very poorest from starving to death.
Run some numbers on how little it costs to supply basics like rice, oil, onions and dall - BD government can well afford this for many many months, if not years.
We need to keep in mind that BD is no longer dirt-poor like it used to be.
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01:11 AM, March 23, 2020 / LAST MODIFIED: 01:17 AM, March 23, 2020
Doctor who treated Covid-19 patient, now tests positive for the virus
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The medical officer, who treated a coronavirus patient at the capital's Delta Medical College Hospital, recently also tested positive for the virus.
The young doctor had received the patient at the emergency centre of the hospital, Dr Md Saiduzzaman, a member of the Foundation for Doctors' Safety & Rights, told The Daily Star.
Another doctor who assisted him to treat the patient from Tolarbagh is in home-quarantine with five other family members, Dr Das of Kuwait Maitree Hospital said.
Saiduzzaman said the doctor was taken to Kuwait Maitree Hospital, after which he was transferred to Kurmitola General Hospital and put on a ventilator.
He had been running a fever and was taken to hospital after experiencing some breathing difficulties, according to the hospital sources.
https://www.thedailystar.net/corona...d-19-patient-now-tests-positive-virus-1884541
Doctor who treated Covid-19 patient, now tests positive for the virus
Star Online Report
The medical officer, who treated a coronavirus patient at the capital's Delta Medical College Hospital, recently also tested positive for the virus.
The young doctor had received the patient at the emergency centre of the hospital, Dr Md Saiduzzaman, a member of the Foundation for Doctors' Safety & Rights, told The Daily Star.
Another doctor who assisted him to treat the patient from Tolarbagh is in home-quarantine with five other family members, Dr Das of Kuwait Maitree Hospital said.
Saiduzzaman said the doctor was taken to Kuwait Maitree Hospital, after which he was transferred to Kurmitola General Hospital and put on a ventilator.
He had been running a fever and was taken to hospital after experiencing some breathing difficulties, according to the hospital sources.
https://www.thedailystar.net/corona...d-19-patient-now-tests-positive-virus-1884541
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Gadha uneducated Molla idiots....
Yup this is not a dire Somalian/Ethiopian war type situation....
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12:36 AM, March 23, 2020 / LAST MODIFIED: 12:39 AM, March 23, 2020
‘How I will buy food for my family’: Daily wage earners counting losses during coronavirus outbreak
https://www.thedailystar.net/corona...ng-losses-during-coronavirus-outbreak-1884520
M Jahirul Islam Jewel
As some people with more regularised jobs and businesses gradually begin to work from home or enter stay-home modes across the country, livelihoods of low-income people are being hit hard.
"I don't know how I will buy food for my family as I earned only Tk 75 today, while I would have to pay Tk 100 rent for the rickshaw," said Shah Alam, a rickshaw-puller in Barishal town.
With people staying home, businesses suspended, constructions halted, and economy as a whole gradually slowing down, these day-to-day earners face an uphill battle to survive.
No day labourer was offered any work since Sunday morning when this correspondent visited Sagordi Bridge in Barishal city, where day labourers regularly come to be hired.
"I have been waiting here for the last two hours to get any work but no one came here to hire us for work today," said Abu Mia, a day labourer.
Drivers of battery-run auto-rickshaw and motor bikes for ride-sharing in Barishal and Jhalakathi town were also counting their losses due to a lack of passengers.
"I earned only Tk 280 on Saturday while I have to pay Tk 400 as the daily rent for my auto-rickshaw," said Shahin Hossain, a driver in Jhalakathi.
"I didn't find a single passenger since morning. I have to buy medicine for my mother daily along with groceries," said Saydul Islam, a bike-ride sharer at Rupatoli Bus Stand in Barishal city.
Around 25,000 auto-rickshaws, 15,000 rickshaws and 10,000 ride-sharing motorbikes ply in Barishal division.
Most also said they would rather have stayed home to remain safe if they did not have to worry about ensuring food for their family, or were provided enough support in this regard.
‘How I will buy food for my family’: Daily wage earners counting losses during coronavirus outbreak
https://www.thedailystar.net/corona...ng-losses-during-coronavirus-outbreak-1884520
M Jahirul Islam Jewel
As some people with more regularised jobs and businesses gradually begin to work from home or enter stay-home modes across the country, livelihoods of low-income people are being hit hard.
"I don't know how I will buy food for my family as I earned only Tk 75 today, while I would have to pay Tk 100 rent for the rickshaw," said Shah Alam, a rickshaw-puller in Barishal town.
With people staying home, businesses suspended, constructions halted, and economy as a whole gradually slowing down, these day-to-day earners face an uphill battle to survive.
No day labourer was offered any work since Sunday morning when this correspondent visited Sagordi Bridge in Barishal city, where day labourers regularly come to be hired.
"I have been waiting here for the last two hours to get any work but no one came here to hire us for work today," said Abu Mia, a day labourer.
Drivers of battery-run auto-rickshaw and motor bikes for ride-sharing in Barishal and Jhalakathi town were also counting their losses due to a lack of passengers.
"I earned only Tk 280 on Saturday while I have to pay Tk 400 as the daily rent for my auto-rickshaw," said Shahin Hossain, a driver in Jhalakathi.
"I didn't find a single passenger since morning. I have to buy medicine for my mother daily along with groceries," said Saydul Islam, a bike-ride sharer at Rupatoli Bus Stand in Barishal city.
Around 25,000 auto-rickshaws, 15,000 rickshaws and 10,000 ride-sharing motorbikes ply in Barishal division.
Most also said they would rather have stayed home to remain safe if they did not have to worry about ensuring food for their family, or were provided enough support in this regard.
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If we cannot contain corona outbreak more people going to die of hunger then corona attack.
Yeah, I see great economic depressions coming in our way. Ma Allah help us all.
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I believe we should open up langar-khana situations. The mosques and Jamaat can set an example by taking action and businesses can donate money to keep them going.
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Mockery by the name of isolation unit in Shariatpur!
Two US returnees, who attended wedding reception in Bangladesh, test positive for coronavirus
Hundreds of people who joined the reception, also attended by two coronavirus patients, voted in Saturday’s parliamentary by-election in Gaibandha.
Panic has gripped Gaibandha after two returnees from the US have tested positive for coronavirus after attending a wedding reception in Sadullapur Upazila.
The Sadullapur Upazila Coronavirus Prevention Committee recommended locking the Upazila down to prevent further spread of the virus as hundreds of people who joined the reception voted in Saturday’s parliamentary by-election.
But the committee’s chief Gaibandha Deputy Commissioner Abdul Matin has ignored the recommendation.
The panel made the recommendation at an emergency meeting on Sunday after the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research or IEDCR confirmed that the two patients were infected with the virus.
Shahinoor Islam, the Upazila health and family planning officer, said a woman of the family that hosted the reception was quarantined after falling ill.
Shahinoor, who is also member secretary of the coronavirus prevention panel, said two relatives of the family had recently returned to their home in Gaibandha town from the US.
The two came to the home in Sadullapur on Mar 11 to attend the ceremony and went back to their house after two more days.
The district health authorities ordered home quarantine for them later when it came to know about the issue, Shahinoor said.
Specimens from their bodies were sent to the IEDCR lab in Dhaka for coronavirus test when they fell ill.
As the tests came back positive, the coronavirus prevention committee decided to lock the entire Upazila down.
In a letter requesting the DC’s permission for the lockdown, the committee wrote that 400 to 500 people had attended the wedding reception.
Many of those who had joined the reception visited polling stations in the by-election to Gaibandha-3 seat consisting of Sadullapur and Palashbari Upazilas on Saturday, according to the letter.
The turnout in the constituency with over 435,000 voters was around 60 percent, according to the Election Commission, which defied calls to postpone the polls over coronavirus.
DC Matin said he received the letter but the situation “does not warrant lockdown”.
It could not be confirmed whether the two patients in Gaibandha were among the total 27 cases confirmed by the IEDCR.
https://m.bdnews24.com/en/detail/bangladesh/1737626
Two US returnees, who attended wedding reception in Bangladesh, test positive for coronavirus
- Tazul Islam Reza, Gaibandha Correspondent, bdnews24.com
Published: 2020-03-22 20:03:33 BdST
Hundreds of people who joined the reception, also attended by two coronavirus patients, voted in Saturday’s parliamentary by-election in Gaibandha.
Panic has gripped Gaibandha after two returnees from the US have tested positive for coronavirus after attending a wedding reception in Sadullapur Upazila.
The Sadullapur Upazila Coronavirus Prevention Committee recommended locking the Upazila down to prevent further spread of the virus as hundreds of people who joined the reception voted in Saturday’s parliamentary by-election.
But the committee’s chief Gaibandha Deputy Commissioner Abdul Matin has ignored the recommendation.
The panel made the recommendation at an emergency meeting on Sunday after the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research or IEDCR confirmed that the two patients were infected with the virus.
Shahinoor Islam, the Upazila health and family planning officer, said a woman of the family that hosted the reception was quarantined after falling ill.
Shahinoor, who is also member secretary of the coronavirus prevention panel, said two relatives of the family had recently returned to their home in Gaibandha town from the US.
The two came to the home in Sadullapur on Mar 11 to attend the ceremony and went back to their house after two more days.
The district health authorities ordered home quarantine for them later when it came to know about the issue, Shahinoor said.
Specimens from their bodies were sent to the IEDCR lab in Dhaka for coronavirus test when they fell ill.
As the tests came back positive, the coronavirus prevention committee decided to lock the entire Upazila down.
In a letter requesting the DC’s permission for the lockdown, the committee wrote that 400 to 500 people had attended the wedding reception.
Many of those who had joined the reception visited polling stations in the by-election to Gaibandha-3 seat consisting of Sadullapur and Palashbari Upazilas on Saturday, according to the letter.
The turnout in the constituency with over 435,000 voters was around 60 percent, according to the Election Commission, which defied calls to postpone the polls over coronavirus.
DC Matin said he received the letter but the situation “does not warrant lockdown”.
It could not be confirmed whether the two patients in Gaibandha were among the total 27 cases confirmed by the IEDCR.
https://m.bdnews24.com/en/detail/bangladesh/1737626
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03:56 PM, March 23, 2020 / LAST MODIFIED: 06:08 PM, March 23, 2020
1 more dies of coronavirus, 6 new cases confirmed: IEDCR
https://www.thedailystar.net/corona...cases-detected-1-more-dead-says-iedcr-1884718
Star Online Report
One more coronavirus patient has died in Bangladesh while six new cases have been confirmed by the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
This takes the number of deaths from Covid-19 to three and infected to 33 in the country.
"There are three males and three females among the newly infected. One is a health practitioner. Two of them recently arrived from India and Bahrain while the rest were infected by other patients," Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora, director, IEDCR said while briefing the media through a videoconference today.
At present, three health workers – one doctor and two nurses – are suffering from the disease, according to Dr Flora.
The IEDCR tested 56 people in the last 24 hours. A total of 620 people had been tested so far, she said.
Fifty-one people have been put in isolation while 46 are in institutional quarantine, she noted.
When asked what measures were in place for the Rohingya camps, Dr Flora said, "We have warned people about travelling to Cox's Bazar so that no public gathering takes place there."
"Besides, we have our field lab at Cox's Bazar Medical College Hospital. If anyone is detected in Cox's Bazar, he/she can be treated there."
The IEDCR director also strictly advised everyone who feels unwell to make sure they do not leave homes unless they need to go to the hospital.
04:54 PM, March 23, 2020 / LAST MODIFIED: 06:01 PM, March 23, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak: Govt declares general holiday from March 26 to April 4
https://www.thedailystar.net/corona...ed-march-26-april-4-cabinet-secretary-1884730
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All government and private offices will be closed from March 26 to April 4 to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said today.
Government offices, except those involved in emergency services such as law enforcement agencies and hospitals, have been declared closed.
People have been asked to practice social distancing and stay in their homes as much as possible. Local administration around the country have been asked to encourage social distancing among people and armed forces will help them in this regard.
Kitchen markets will stay open during this period. People have been asked not to leave their homes, except to collect emergency supplies and daily necessities.
This announcement comes in the wake of three deaths and 33 infections -- including six new cases -- in connection with coronavirus in the country.
Public transport will remain limited and people have been asked to avoid using them as well to prevent spread of the virus.
Banking services have also been limited and the country's central bank -- Bangladesh Bank -- will give necessary directives in this regard.
Dr Ahmad Kaikaus, principal secretary to the prime minister, said a monitoring cell at Prime Minister's Office will remain open 24 hours.
Locals block Uttara hospital for reportedly treating coronavirus patients
Tribune Desk
Photo: Bigstock
The incident took place on Sunday night
Locals have laid siege to a hospital in Uttara of Dhaka for reportedly treating coronavirus patients in the residential area.
Agitated residents took to the streets in Uttara Sector 11 around 8pm on Sunday and staged demonstrations, blocking a road in front of the Regent Hospital Ltd.
Locals said the hospital authorities have made an agreement with the government for treating patients infected with coronavirus and keeping them in isolation unit.
During their demonstration, the residents also got into an argument with the hospital authorities over the agreement.
Uttara west police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Tapan Chandra Saha said they went to the spot upon being informed about the matter and brought the situation under control.
He said: "The hospital authorities did have an agreement with the Health Ministry for providing treatment to patients infected with coronavirus. We have checked their documents.
"We will inform the ministry and the Directorate General of Health Services [DGHS] about the matter. They will take the final decision," he added.
It was not learnt immediately whether the hospital authorities provided treatment to any Covid-19 patient or not.
Bangladesh has so far recorded two deaths and 27 infections from Covid-19, a pandemic announced by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The fast spreading coronavirus has claimed more than 14,600 lives and infected over 337,000 people across the world, according to Worldometer.
1 more dies of coronavirus, 6 new cases confirmed: IEDCR
https://www.thedailystar.net/corona...cases-detected-1-more-dead-says-iedcr-1884718
Star Online Report
One more coronavirus patient has died in Bangladesh while six new cases have been confirmed by the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
This takes the number of deaths from Covid-19 to three and infected to 33 in the country.
"There are three males and three females among the newly infected. One is a health practitioner. Two of them recently arrived from India and Bahrain while the rest were infected by other patients," Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora, director, IEDCR said while briefing the media through a videoconference today.
At present, three health workers – one doctor and two nurses – are suffering from the disease, according to Dr Flora.
The IEDCR tested 56 people in the last 24 hours. A total of 620 people had been tested so far, she said.
Fifty-one people have been put in isolation while 46 are in institutional quarantine, she noted.
When asked what measures were in place for the Rohingya camps, Dr Flora said, "We have warned people about travelling to Cox's Bazar so that no public gathering takes place there."
"Besides, we have our field lab at Cox's Bazar Medical College Hospital. If anyone is detected in Cox's Bazar, he/she can be treated there."
The IEDCR director also strictly advised everyone who feels unwell to make sure they do not leave homes unless they need to go to the hospital.
04:54 PM, March 23, 2020 / LAST MODIFIED: 06:01 PM, March 23, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak: Govt declares general holiday from March 26 to April 4
https://www.thedailystar.net/corona...ed-march-26-april-4-cabinet-secretary-1884730
Star Online Graphics
Star Online Graphics
Star Online Report
All government and private offices will be closed from March 26 to April 4 to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said today.
Government offices, except those involved in emergency services such as law enforcement agencies and hospitals, have been declared closed.
People have been asked to practice social distancing and stay in their homes as much as possible. Local administration around the country have been asked to encourage social distancing among people and armed forces will help them in this regard.
Kitchen markets will stay open during this period. People have been asked not to leave their homes, except to collect emergency supplies and daily necessities.
This announcement comes in the wake of three deaths and 33 infections -- including six new cases -- in connection with coronavirus in the country.
Public transport will remain limited and people have been asked to avoid using them as well to prevent spread of the virus.
Banking services have also been limited and the country's central bank -- Bangladesh Bank -- will give necessary directives in this regard.
Dr Ahmad Kaikaus, principal secretary to the prime minister, said a monitoring cell at Prime Minister's Office will remain open 24 hours.
Locals block Uttara hospital for reportedly treating coronavirus patients
Tribune Desk
- Published at 09:55 am March 23rd, 2020
Photo: Bigstock
The incident took place on Sunday night
Locals have laid siege to a hospital in Uttara of Dhaka for reportedly treating coronavirus patients in the residential area.
Agitated residents took to the streets in Uttara Sector 11 around 8pm on Sunday and staged demonstrations, blocking a road in front of the Regent Hospital Ltd.
Locals said the hospital authorities have made an agreement with the government for treating patients infected with coronavirus and keeping them in isolation unit.
During their demonstration, the residents also got into an argument with the hospital authorities over the agreement.
Uttara west police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Tapan Chandra Saha said they went to the spot upon being informed about the matter and brought the situation under control.
He said: "The hospital authorities did have an agreement with the Health Ministry for providing treatment to patients infected with coronavirus. We have checked their documents.
"We will inform the ministry and the Directorate General of Health Services [DGHS] about the matter. They will take the final decision," he added.
It was not learnt immediately whether the hospital authorities provided treatment to any Covid-19 patient or not.
Bangladesh has so far recorded two deaths and 27 infections from Covid-19, a pandemic announced by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The fast spreading coronavirus has claimed more than 14,600 lives and infected over 337,000 people across the world, according to Worldometer.
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03:15 PM, March 23, 2020 / LAST MODIFIED: 03:21 PM, March 23, 2020
Need for PPE still not that urgent: health minister
www.thedailystar.net/coronavirus-deadly-new-threat/news/need-ppe-still-not-urgent-health-minister-1884706%3famp
File photo of Health Minister Zahid Maleque.
File photo of Health Minister Zahid Maleque.
Star Online Report
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque today said, "We still do not need PPE [personal protective equipment] that desperately."
The health minister said this during a briefing at Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka.
"We are well-prepared. No one makes PPE preemptively," the minister said adding that "none can prepare everything in advance."
"We had preparation and that is why we managed to quarantine 20,000 people," he said.
"We have been preparing machinery to diagnose coronavirus. Hence, we could test 250 people so far," the minister added saying that they had been preparing to build new labs for three months.
The minister also said that although Saudi government has put a stop to all religious gatherings, Bangladesh has only asked to limit those.
About international flights, the health minister said that almost all flights except for two to three have been cancelled. "The rest may be halted by tomorrow," he said.
He also urged the returnees from abroad to self-quarantine and inform the concerned authority about it.
"Do not cause harm to the people of the country," he urged.
Urging everyone to work together he said, "Nothing can be achieved by only blaming each other."
Following confirmation of the first coronavirus cases in Bangladesh, demand for PPEs among health workers rose sharply.
Many public hospitals across the country 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.
Need for PPE still not that urgent: health minister
www.thedailystar.net/coronavirus-deadly-new-threat/news/need-ppe-still-not-urgent-health-minister-1884706%3famp
File photo of Health Minister Zahid Maleque.
File photo of Health Minister Zahid Maleque.
Star Online Report
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque today said, "We still do not need PPE [personal protective equipment] that desperately."
The health minister said this during a briefing at Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka.
"We are well-prepared. No one makes PPE preemptively," the minister said adding that "none can prepare everything in advance."
"We had preparation and that is why we managed to quarantine 20,000 people," he said.
"We have been preparing machinery to diagnose coronavirus. Hence, we could test 250 people so far," the minister added saying that they had been preparing to build new labs for three months.
The minister also said that although Saudi government has put a stop to all religious gatherings, Bangladesh has only asked to limit those.
About international flights, the health minister said that almost all flights except for two to three have been cancelled. "The rest may be halted by tomorrow," he said.
He also urged the returnees from abroad to self-quarantine and inform the concerned authority about it.
"Do not cause harm to the people of the country," he urged.
Urging everyone to work together he said, "Nothing can be achieved by only blaming each other."
Following confirmation of the first coronavirus cases in Bangladesh, demand for PPEs among health workers rose sharply.
Many public hospitals across the country 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.
03:15 PM, March 23, 2020 / LAST MODIFIED: 03:21 PM, March 23, 2020
Need for PPE still not that urgent: health minister
www.thedailystar.net/coronavirus-deadly-new-threat/news/need-ppe-still-not-urgent-health-minister-1884706%3famp
File photo of Health Minister Zahid Maleque.
File photo of Health Minister Zahid Maleque.
Star Online Report
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque today said, "We still do not need PPE [personal protective equipment] that desperately."
The health minister said this during a briefing at Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka.
"We are well-prepared. No one makes PPE preemptively," the minister said adding that "none can prepare everything in advance."
"We had preparation and that is why we managed to quarantine 20,000 people," he said.
"We have been preparing machinery to diagnose coronavirus. Hence, we could test 250 people so far," the minister added saying that they had been preparing to build new labs for three months.
The minister also said that although Saudi government has put a stop to all religious gatherings, Bangladesh has only asked to limit those.
About international flights, the health minister said that almost all flights except for two to three have been cancelled. "The rest may be halted by tomorrow," he said.
He also urged the returnees from abroad to self-quarantine and inform the concerned authority about it.
"Do not cause harm to the people of the country," he urged.
Urging everyone to work together he said, "Nothing can be achieved by only blaming each other."
Following confirmation of the first coronavirus cases in Bangladesh, demand for PPEs among health workers rose sharply.
Many public hospitals across the country 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.
So the idiot does not think that PPE is not required?!
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