Coronavirus disease update (COVID-19)
The coronavirus 2019-20 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Bangladesh on March 2020. The first three known cases were reported by the country's Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) on 7 March 2020. As of 29 March 2020, the Government of Bangladesh has confirmed testing 1185 samples among which there is a total of 48 confirmed cases, 15 recoveries, and 5 deaths in the country. The low number of positive cases and deaths were attributed to low testing in comparison to neighboring countries (until March 29 Bangladesh had conducted only 1085 testing against 27,688 in India, 14,336 in Pakistan).
Experts criticized that not enough tests were conducted in the country that has a population of over 160 million. Newspaper reports and social media continued to report about additionals deaths of patients with COVID-19 symptoms. Some of the deceased were treated at COVID-19 isolation centres at hospitals in the districts and others were denied treatment, though no tests were conducted to confirm contagion. For a long time, testing was centralized to only Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) in the capital Dhaka, although patients with symptoms were reported all around the country.
On 22 March, Bangladesh declared a 10-day shut down effective from March 26 to 4 April.
A series of hotline numbers, email address and the Facebook page of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) are provided for people to contact if they suspect Covid-19 infection or need more information.
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Experts criticized that not enough tests were conducted in the country that has a population of over 160 million. Newspaper reports and social media continued to report about additionals deaths of patients with COVID-19 symptoms. Some of the deceased were treated at COVID-19 isolation centres at hospitals in the districts and others were denied treatment, though no tests were conducted to confirm contagion. For a long time, testing was centralized to only Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) in the capital Dhaka, although patients with symptoms were reported all around the country.
On 22 March, Bangladesh declared a 10-day shut down effective from March 26 to 4 April.
A series of hotline numbers, email address and the Facebook page of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) are provided for people to contact if they suspect Covid-19 infection or need more information.
To see full details Coronavirus Live Update Bangladesh
(COVID-19) Coronavirus disease Pandemic
Latest updates - Live press conference (Geneva)
How to protect yourself against COVID-19?
How to Protect Youreself
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public
Country & Technical guidance
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance
Global Research
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/global-research-on-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov
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