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[ 14th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Crowds besieged the main bus stations of the city, despite most inter city routes having stopped on April 5 after officials imposed fresh restrictions. Police also stopped people boarding trucks that were taking some out of the city, fearing the cramped vehicles would easily allow the virus to spread.
[ 14 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Identified Needs and Remaining Gaps: ■ Though refugees are included in the national vaccination plan and despite ongoing active advocacy with the Government of Bangladesh and related stakeholders, vaccine roll out for refugees is yet to be implemented.
[ March 2021, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh ]  On the 17th of March 2020, the Bangladeshi government imposed the closure of all schools and learning centres in both camps and host community in order to limit the spread of COVID 19. The following section explores findings on the learning opportunities in the camps and host community since the COVID 19 outbreak started, and the barriers and lessons learned that have emerged since the beginning of this period.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: At the same time, while 99% of households reported having increased handwashing practices since the COVID 19 outbreak, 40% of respondents were still not able to mention three critical times to wash hands, indicating continuing gaps in hygiene awareness, possibly compounding the health impacts of a lack of a clean environment.
[ 26th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: “The fire, which quickly spread across four Rohingya refugee camps on March 22, is believed to have claimed the lives of at least 11 people, including 3 children. Over 50 children remain separated from their families and 300 people are unaccounted for.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: A likely explanation is that nutrition facilities and services were scaled down and outreach was suspended in March 2020 to comply with COVID 19 containment measures, as a result of which KIs reported reduced and more irregular nutrition support since the lockdown.
[ 28 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Though there has been some progress, the current functionality of financial institutions has an impact on livestock actors' access to financial services.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Combined with the reduced presence of shelter actors in camps, this reportedly resulted in cases of shelters having been left unrepaired for extended periods of time. At the same time, records of weather related shelter damage between July and August 2020 showed more than a 100% increase in the number of shelters damaged compared to the same period last year. This increase in shelter damage combined with delays in repair will have increasingly constrained households to stay in damaged shelters.
Meanwhile, more than 5.8 million people registered around the country to get the first dose of the Covid 19 vaccine till Tuesday afternoon, said the health directorate. Until Monday, over 4,485,954 people have been vaccinated nationwide since January 27.
[ 19th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to DGHS, as of 18 April 2021, there are 11 201 general beds dedicated to COVID 19 treatment countrywide, 51.1%  ( 5 721 )  of which are occupied. 43.5% of the dedicated general beds are in Dhaka City. There are 924 dedicated ICU beds in the country, of which 79.5%  ( 735 )  are occupied; 40.8% of the dedicated ICU beds are in Dhaka City.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: The adoption of emergency coping mechanisms may have long term, potentially irreversible negative impacts on individual safety or well being. As household assets reduce, households become more vulnerable to risks such as a decrease in overall health due to a decreased ability to adopt such coping strategies to seek treatment in the future, increasing food insecurity and malnutrition, and extreme protection risks, such as trafficking, child marriage, eviction, and forced or exploitative labour.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Both households without adult males and households with PWDs were found to be significantly more likely to report having adopted food based coping strategies in the seven days prior to data collection due to a lack of food. In addition, households without adult males were significantly more likely to report having lost access to basic services following the COVID 19 outbreak.
[ 01 14 March 2021Location: Cox's Bazar ]  In weeks 09 and 10 a total of 701 varicella cases were reported through EWARS. An increase was observed in these weeks in comparation with the same period of 2020. In total, a cumulative number of 1194 have been reported in 2021. Among the reported cases in 2021, 51% are male and 55% over 5 years of age. WHO carried out the preparatory work for the “Training on Go.Data for outbreak related data management' for healthcare workers  ( this includes doctors and contact tracing supervisors for COVID 19 and Diphtheria )  that will be held in Cox's Bazar from 21st to 23rd March.
[ 22 March 2021, COX'S BAZAR | BANGLADESH ] :The Child Protection team, the case management staff, and CPiE volunteers have identified 30 children and adolescents  ( ages 5 10 years )  who have been separated from their families. Of the 30, 17 children have already been reunited with their parents with the help of BRAC case workers and para counsellors. The remaining 13 children are now under the supervision and support of BRAC volunteers and staff in camp 18
[ 25th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Under the tripartite deal with India's Serum Institute and Beximco, the Bangladesh government was supposed to get five million doses of vaccine every month from late January, but the number was reduced after the first month due to a lack of people willing to take the vaccine. If the consignment is received properly on Friday the total number of vaccine doses received till now will be 10.2 million.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Access to improved drinking water sources also remained high, as did the proportion of households reporting having enough water to meet domestic needs, including for drinking, cooking, personal hygiene and other domestic purposes. Less than 1% of households reported using surface water and/or unprotected springs as one of their main sources of drinking water, and 88% of households reported having enough water to meet their domestic needs.
[ 20th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: The fourth Refugee Influx Emergency Vulnerability Assessment  ( REVA 4 )  found that 96 percent of all refugees are moderately or highly vulnerable, the highest level ever. In the host community, overall vulnerability also increased, with 51 percent of the population being moderately or highly vulnerable.
[ 16th August 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  on Monday confirmed the deaths of 25 people including five children from dengue. Of the deceased, 12 died in July and 13 in August. The children died at Dhaka Children's Hospital.
[ 3rd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Four drug smugglers are arrested by Police in Whykong, Teknaf with 1530 Yaba pills. Bangladesh goes into full lockdown for a week from Monday. Forty people tested COVID positive on Saturday in Cox's Bazar. 34 people have been fined for not wearing masks in Chakaria.
[ 16 Aug 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: Demonstrating equity and inclusiveness, which are critical to curtail the ongoing pandemic, Bangladesh has launched COVID 19 vaccination for Rohingya refugees, housed in one of the world's largest and most densely populated camps in Cox's Bazar.
[ 19th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  More than 4 million Outpatient  ( OP )  services were provided by the public health facilities in Bangladesh in March 2021. The OP services status in March 2021 has increased by 9% compared to that of February 2021. Also, the OP service utilization in March 2021 is 2% higher than that of March 2020, indicating a positive recovery trend. However, the current scenario of increasing COVID 19 cases and lockdown may have some adverse effects on the recovery rate.
[ 23rd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Ten EU returnees have so far been detected with the new strain of Covid 19 in Bangladesh, which was first reported in the UK, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on March 17. With the latest figures, the death toll from Covid 19 in Bangladesh have surged to 8,720 and the total infections to 573,687, said the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ] Host: School closures are also likely to have contributed to an increased exposure of children to protection risks. Households reported in particular child labour to have increased in their communities in the six months prior to data collection, as reported by 49% of households.
[ 23rd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  A DGHS handout said the mortality rate in Bangladesh stood at 1.52% for the fourth consecutive day after remaining static at 1.53% over the past week. On January 19, Bangladesh reported its virus infection rate at just 5% and at one stage it fell below 3%. The virus cases started soaring again on February 9.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Almost three quarters of households  ( 73% )  reported diminished/lost access to cash as an impact of the COVID 19 outbreak. In addition, roughly a quarter reported each of the following options: a loss of or diminished access to basic services  ( 28% ) , a loss of or diminished access to education  ( 27% )  and/or limited access to food  ( 23% ) , and 6% reported a loss of or diminished access to clean water and sanitation.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Furthermore, households that had arrived at their shelter after February 2020 were found to have significantly worse FCS. Specifically, they were significantly more likely to have a poor FCS  ( p value ≤ 0.0001 )  and significantly less likely to have an acceptable FCS  ( p value ≤ 0.01 ) . 16 of the 36 households reportedly having arrived at their shelter after February 2020 had a poor FCS, another 17 a borderline FCS, and only 3 had an acceptable FCS – and likely leading to the adoption of negative coping mechanisms to meet food needs.
[ 18th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Farhad Hossain said people should be more careful about coronavirus as there is no alternative to awareness. However, the NTAC on Covid 19 has recommended a 14 day fresh lockdown and the ongoing lockdown might be extended for another week based on the recommendation. According to a letter signed by Covid NTAC Chairman Prof Dr Mohammad Shahidullah, a 14 day lockdown should be enforced in city corporation and municipality areas, and a further decision can be taken after reviewing the infection rate of the two weeks.
[ 10th August 2021, Bangladesh ]  With the latest numbers, Bangladesh now has received 9.8 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine. The country received seven million doses from China as purchased vaccines. On July 8, Bangladesh resumed its mass vaccination program against Covid 19 after a hiatus caused by low supply of vaccine doses. The country is now administering vaccine doses developed by Oxford AstraZeneca, Sinopharm, Pfizer, and Moderna. According to the foreign minister, Russia has agreed to go into co production of its Sputnik V Covid 19 vaccine in Bangladesh, besides exporting the jabs.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: At the same time, visits to NGO clinics of those seeking treatment dropped from 79% of all individuals that had sought treatment last year to 64% this year, while the proportion of households with an individual that required treatment/a regular medical check up or with an individual that had died reporting having sought cheaper or lower quality treatment increased from 12% to 27%. The latter likely largely includes households having sought treatment at a pharmacy or at home rather than going to a clinic
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: This reduction in health seeking behaviour is most probably driven by high levels of distrust and scepticism about the quality of health services among households that already existed preCOVID 19 and were further exacerbated following the COVID 19 outbreak,
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Additionally, fear of COVID 19 and the implications of a positive test reportedly prevented people from going to hospitals at all as well as from testing for COVID 19.
[ March 19, 2021, Bangladesh ] : The latest figures have pushed the Covid 19 fatalities to 8,642 and the total infections to 566,838, according to a handout by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: The majority of households  ( 62% )  reported having faced challenges in supporting their children's remote study, with a lack of learning materials, guidance from teachers and household members available to support children having been the most commonly reported challenges or barriers to remote study.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: A lack of household members able to support children and the need of children to help the household, however, appear to more frequently have completely prevented – rather than challenged – studying remotely, indicating children from least educated and most vulnerable households having been most at risk of not continuing their education at all while TLCs were closed.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: The suspension of learning activities is likely to also have contributed to an increased exposure of children to protection risks. Overall, 16% of households reported an increase in child labour in their communities as well as an increase in children going missing, 9% reported an increase in girls under 18 getting married, and 5% each reported an increase in violence against children and/or children experiencing psychosocial distress.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: At the same time, secondary data indicates a general increase in protection issues in camps, especially in crime and theft, as well as an increased presence of criminal groups with heightened levels of control. Households further reported a number of protection related incidents, most commonly robbery, but also kidnapping, child marriage, sexual harassment or fear of sexual harassment preventing especially adolescent girls from moving freely, unofficial demands for rent payment and resulting fear of eviction, threats by local people or armed groups, mahjees demanding money and/or using violence against those reporting issues, and challenges related to registration.
[ 14th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  The $500 million additional financing to theCOVID 19 Emergency Response and Pandemic Preparedness Projectwill help Bangladesh vaccinate about 54 million people against COVID 19. It will help the government procure vaccines; expand storage facilities; and distribute and deploy the vaccines.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: The COVID 19 outbreak and associated containment measures severely disrupted income earning and considerably reduced households' levels of income compared to pre COVID 19 levels. Likely linked to the reduced levels of income, by July, Food Consumption Scores  ( FCS )  had dropped considerably compared to last year, with a doubling in the proportion of households with a poor FCS from 4% to 8%, and a drop in acceptable FCS from 72% to 43%.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ] Host: In addition, overall health outcomes may have been negatively affected by the impact of the COVID 19 outbreak on health seeking behaviour, with the proportion of individuals reported sick enough to require medical treatment having dropped from 31% in 2019 to 14% in 2020. This is likely to reflect a drop in the proportion of individuals that sought treatment when they should have, and thus a reduction in health seeking behaviour.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Such an erosion of coping capacities will likely render households more vulnerable to future shocks, such as a second disruption to assistance or a further loss of livelihood opportunities. It can further be expected to have negative repercussions on health, food security and nutrition as well as household exposure to extreme protection risks.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Households without adult males were significantly more likely to report having adopted a number of food based coping strategies and to have relied on food rations or support from family or friends as the only sources of food and income due to a lack of money to meet basic needs. Households with PWDs were also significantly more likely to report having adopted emergency coping strategies as well as food based coping strategies, as well as having relied on assistance or community support to obtain food, and/or having gone into debt to cover health expenses. Lastly, large households were significantly more likely as well to report having adopted emergency coping strategies due to a lack of money to meet basic needs in the 30 days prior to data collection.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Last year, 23% of households reported not having had to adopt any coping mechanisms to seek health treatment. This year, every household reported having adopted at least one coping strategy – ranging from home treatment for different reasons to paying for healthcare or going into debt to seek treatment. As this indicates potentially increased challenges accessing or a decreased utilisation of health services, those changes in health seeking behaviour are likely to have negative consequences for individual well being.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Overall, 27% of households reported lost or diminished access to education as an impact of the COVID 19 outbreak, and KIs voiced concerns around the impact of school closures not only on children's education but also on their general well being, frequently referring to disrupted daily routines, children being sent to work and girls getting married as major concerns.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Two KIs from Teknaf further reported a lack of schools as well as poverty as reasons for children not accessing education. A lack of money may potentially have become even more of a driver for children to drop out of education after income earning was disrupted by the COVID 19 outbreak and associated containment measures.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: The biggest impact of the COVID 19 outbreak on households appeared to be the disruption it caused to income earning. While the proportion of individuals aged 18 to 59 reported working to earn an income  ( 38% )  remained comparable to last year  ( 41% ) ,34 livelihoods suffered a major impact leading to a drop in income levels as a result of the COVID 19 outbreak and associated containment measures.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Secondary data indicates that the potential long term impacts of school closures are very concerning, including that the longer children, especially girls, are out of school, the less likely they are to return. However, several KIs indicated that adolescents might be at a higher risk of not being sent back to school, if the lockdown continued, as households would not be able to cover their fees and children would be sent to work instead.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: The disruption of livelihoods and exacerbated needs led to an increasing adoption of livelihoods based coping strategies, including an increase in the adoption of crisis level coping mechanisms. This suggests an erosion of coping capacities.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: As indicated above, one barrier largely female households face accessing IGAs is related to the limited freedom of movement for women. Overall, households with female respondents more frequently reported that women could go alone to work or to the market than households with male respondents did, but still around half the households with female respondents and the majority of households with male respondents reported that women could not go alone to work or to the market.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Moreover, households without adult males were significantly more likely to report having to walk more than one hour to the nearest health facility. Combined with the limited freedom of movement for women, this indicates additional impediments towards seeking healthcare for those households, potentially negatively affecting health and well being of household members.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Furthermore, the challenges and barriers households without adult males may face accessing basic services and meeting needs might have negative consequences for the well being of children in those households, with households without adult males also having been significantly more likely to report out of school children.
[ 24 March 2021, Bangladesh ]  On January 19, Bangladesh reported its virus infection rate at just 5 percent and at one stage it fell below 3 percent. The cases have started soaring again since February 9.
[ 22nd Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Different CP related issues have been repeatedly highlighting by cluster members including: Children living on the streets; Children in institutions; Families using negative coping mechanisms  ( violent discipline, child marriage ) ; Increase in GBV/IPV; High levels of hazardous child labour.
[ July  December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  14 Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Isolation and Treatment Centres  ( SARI ITCs )  were active, including 652 operational beds, that have the capacity to treat severe COVID 19 cases. Additionally, 579 beds are currently kept on standby, all of which can become operable within 24 48 hours when needed.
[ 10th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  below restrictions has been imposed in the activities, movements and services provided by the Government Agencies/UN agencies/ Non Government voluntary organizations in the ‘Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals  ( FDMNs ) ' camp area. 01. All learning centers, any training centers regardless of the subjects, workshops, awareness meetings will remain closed until further notice. 03. All types of shops, community centers, all types of public gatherings will be banned. 04. In all other cases, the activities have to be operated with half of the total staff. Regular activities have to be operated with only limited staff and a limited number of vehicles in the camp areas. 05. All Government Agencies /UN agencies/ Non Government Voluntary Organizations will be abided by the directives imposed by the government.
[ 27th July   2nd August 2021 ] Refugees: Heavy rainfall and strong winds continue to affect Cox's Bazar District including the Rohingya refugee camps. According to latest reports, 21 people have died, over 6,100 refugee shelters have been destroyed or damaged, and more than 13,000 refugees have been forced to relocate and are seeking shelter with families or in community facilities. Hundreds of facilities, including primary health clinics, distribution points, and latrines have been damaged.
[ 27th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Heavy rainfall from Monday night that inundated parts of Lama, Alikadam and Naikhongchhari upazilas in Bandarban have triggered fear of landslides among the locals. The road communication between Bandarban Sadar and Lama, Alikadam upazilas has already been snapped while roads to Naikhongchhari could collapse any time as well.
[ 22nd Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare  ( MoHFW ) , 257 people lost their lives due to the floods.
[ 22nd Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Children face unique challenges in seeking support and services due to inadequate services, social barriers and stigma during and after flood.
[ 22nd Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Child protection actors especially trained Social Workers could not be deployed adequately for providing specialised services such as case management and mental health and psychosocial support for the children who are severely affected with key protection issues.
[ 22nd Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Due to COVID 19 pandemic, the schools are extended to be closed until 14 February 2021, and distribution of materials is restricted in some places. So, partners are facing challenges to provide Education Kits to the flood affected children.
[ July  December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  As of 27 December 2020, a total of 5358 individuals from the host community in the Cox's Bazar district have tested positive for COVID 19, and a total of 366 COVID 19 cases have been reported among FDMN/Rohingya refugees. Overall, 1.6% of all tests showed positive results, including samples from all 34 camps.
[ 22nd Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Road communication has been severely damaged and disrupted by the long term flood, which created additional challenges for transporting and carrying materials for WASH construction or restoration.
[ 17th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The fire has also burned all machinery and beds in the unit. Suddenly flames started coming out of the machine and burned a patient's pillow.
[ 14 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Though refugees are included in the national vaccination plan and despite ongoing active advocacy with the Government of Bangladesh and related stakeholders, vaccine roll out for refugees is yet to be implemented.
[ 18th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  In addition, the Agricultural Ministry has prepared a new list of 100,000 farmers, who were affected by strong winds, hailstorms and cyclones on April 4. Out of 30,94,249 hectares of cropland cultivated in 36 districts, some 10,301 hectares of cropland were completely devastated and 59,327 hectares partially damaged due to the natural calamities.
[ 22nd Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  The 2020 floods has some remarkable characteristics in comparison with major floods in the recent past. It started earlier than usual  ( late June ) , it lasted more 60 days in some areas and, in Bahadurabad of Jamalpur, the Jamuna flowed at 20.79 m, 17cm above the last water level record set in 1988 according to Floods Forecasting Warning Centre  ( FFWC
[ 31st Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Wall collapse happened in 5 districts with 5 incidents which killed 7 persons and injured 4 persons.
[ 22nd Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Funding gap is more than 80% three months after the flood. Resources need to be prioritised for recovery efforts also.
[ 23 March 2021, Cox's Bazar Bangladesh ]  Four camps affected  ( camps 9, 10, 8E, 8W )  • 87,855 people likely affected  ( 40,490 are reported to have been affected, and a further 47,365 are suspected to have been affected ) *
[ 31st Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  In January 2021, Covid 19 affected a total of 21,723 persons across the country among which 568 persons died and 22,285 persons recovered. From March 08, 2020 to November 30, 2020, the total number of Covid 19 patient is 535,139 among which 8,127 persons died and 479,744 persons recovered.
[ 31st Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  In January 2021, seven devastating hazards took place across Bangladesh i.e. Covid19 pandemic, fire, wall collapse, boat capsize, cold wave, bridge collapse, wild animal attack
[ 23rd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Of the 18 deceased – 12 men and six women – 14 were from Dhaka division, three from Chittagong, and one from Rangpur. Of the victims, 17 died at different hospitals and one at home. So far, 6,607 men  ( 75.61% )  and 2,131 women  ( 24.39% )  have died from Covid 19 across the country. Since the beginning, 4,929 people have died in Dhaka division, 1,603 in Chittagong, 488 in Rajshahi, 570 in Khulna, 265 in Barisal, 315 in Sylhet, 369 in Rangpur, and 199 in Mymensingh.
[ 01 14 March 2021Location: Cox's Bazar ]  WHO continues its support to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research  ( IEDCR )  Field Laboratory at the Cox's Bazar Medical College comprising human resources, equipment, supplies/consumables and technical and operational expertise. Between early April 2020 and 14 March 2021, a total of 113 048 tests for COVID 19 have been conducted of which 97 132 are from Cox's Bazar district and the remainder from Bandarban and Chittagong districts. A slight increase in the number of tests conducted among the Rohingya refugees was observed in weeks 09 10 as compared to weeks 07 08, from 1845 to 1882 tests. And similarly among the host community: from 3125 in weeks 07 08 to 3345 tests in weeks 09 10. Currently, 26 sample collection sites are operating for suspected COVID 19 patients.
[ 31 st Dec 2021, Bangladesh ]  Hygiene Promotion activities focus on AWD and COVID 19 conducted in all camps, with key targeted messages. No. of 154568 individuals were reached with approved key COVID 19 and AWD messages through HH visit during this reporting period while 268978 individuals were reached with approved key COVID 19 messages through media messages.
[ 01 14 March 2021Location: Cox's Bazar ]  As of 14 March 2021, there are 13 operational SARI ITCs in the camps with a total of 502 functional beds open and 415 on stand by. The SARI ITC bed occupancy is currently of 100. At the 250 Bed District Sadar Hospital, the Intensive Care Unit  ( ICU )  has 10 beds while the High Dependency Unit  ( HDU )  has 8 beds and the Severe Care Unit  ( SCU )  20 beds functional beds. At the moment, 24 beds are occupied.
[ 22nd Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Flood 2020 has caused extensive damages of shelters at affected areas. But required funds have not yet been ensured by the partners to recover the damages. So far, it is a big challenge
[ January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Despite high levels of awareness overall, communication challenges remain, and messaging doesn't seem to be reaching all locations or people equally. A third of key informants in Camp 18 say their communities are ill informed
[ 31st December, 2021 Bangladesh ]  Due to the disruption caused to regular activities by COVID 19, there have been very limited opportunities to assess and identify shelters in immediate need of assistance, though any walk through the camp demonstrates that there are significant needs. The majority of Shelter assistance, since Covid 19 was declared, has been emergency in nature and despite the challenges more than 80,000 families were allocated shelter materials, enabling light repair to full replacement by families themselves. Further support with transporting of materials and labour for rebuilding was carefully provided to Extremely Vulnerable Individuals / Persons with Specific Needs by UNHCR Shelter Partners
[ 23 March 2021, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh ] Damage and Casualties: A total of 7 individuals including 2 children have been found dead so far and the number of casualties are expected to rise.
[ 31st Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  37 incidents of fire took place which killed 17 persons and injured 54 persons. However NDRCC reported 691 incidents throughout the country in which Dhaka division faced 204 incidents and Chattogram division faced 130 incidents of fire in January 2021.
[ 17th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, 1,510 patients recovered from Covid 19 at the same time, raising the total to 515,989 with a 91.69% recovery rate. The country's first three cases were reported on March 8 last year and the first death from the novel coronavirus 10 days later.
[ January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  More than half of respondents cite a lack of space and say that they don't have enough clean water and hygiene items. Some also mention that masks are uncomfortable and inconvenient. Diminished access to clean water and sanitation was reported among 6% of households in the J MSNA, and qualitative findings also revealed widespread concerns related to dirty or dysfunctional latrines and insufficient camp sanitation facilities.
[ 22nd Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the National Disaster Response Coordination Center  ( NDRCC ) , one  ( 1 )  million households were waterlogged. The disruption of services hindered meeting basic needs and, people suffered from hunger, illness, thirst and filthiness. The NDRCC report informs that 5.5 million  ( highest at 4 August )  people were directly affected and, that 1,059,295 households were inundated.Among them, 211,859 families were displaced, and 94,414 people were evacuated in 1,525 shelters.
[ January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Most respondents  ( 72% )  tell us their communities are struggling to meet their basic needs, attributing this to loss of income, restricted access to markets, and physical health issues. Unemployment rates among FDMNs in the labour force have increased from 36% to 77% since 2019, according to the World Bank.17 A separate study found that more than a third of guest community men and women  ( 43% and 34%, respectively )  lost their incomes due to COVID 19 containment measures.
[ January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In the J MSNA, 23% of households said they have limited food access and 66% have had to reduce spending on food,20 despite there reportedly being no change in the caloric value of per capita assistance since 2019. A World Bank analysis attributes this dissatisfaction to a shift in modality to fixed food baskets due to COVID 19, which has reduced variety and access to preferred items. People are relying on less desired or more expensive items, reducing consumption, and borrowing from others to cope. Households without an adult male and those with members with a disability are more impacted
[ July  December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  So far, 7.7% of cases showed severe symptoms at the time of admission; and 7.7% also reported at least one co morbidity. Although the median age of individuals tested is 10 years of age, a significant proportion has been tested positive among individuals 40+ years of age  ( 258 per 10 000 people ) . The highest number of positive tests was reported for individuals less than 9 years old  ( 394 tests per 10 000 people ) . The age specific mortality was highest for individuals at 50+ years of age, with 0.9% per 10 000 people.
[ 31st Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  A mild cold wave is blowing over Rangpur division, Naogaon, Mymensingh, Tangail, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Kushtia, Khulna, Barisal, Bhola, Jashore, Panchagarh, Nilphamari, Kurigram, Chuadanga, Pabna and Srimongol from January 15.
[ 12th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to Integrated Control Room of DGHS, 109 out of a total 297 Intensive Care Unit  ( ICU )  beds at 19 public and private hospitals in Dhaka were occupied as of February 25. On Friday, 154 of the ICU beds were occupied. All the beds at Kurmitola General Hospital and Kuwait Bangladesh Maitree Hospital were occupied, while Mugda Medical College Hospital and Dhaka Medical College Hospital  ( DMCH )  saw significant increases in the number of patients.
[ 12th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Patient numbers at hospitals in Chittagong have been relatively unchanged over the past 15 days. Dr Anisur Rahman, head of the ICU Department at Mugda Medical College and Hospital, said they have seen an increase in the demand for Covid 19 ICU beds over the past few days and several patients are waiting for ICU space. Dhaka Medical College Principal and Medicine Department Professor Titu Miah said they have seen a similar trend.
[ 23rd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Also, more than 6.3 million people registered around the country to get the first dose of the Covid 19 vaccine till Tuesday afternoon, said the health directorate. Until Monday, over 4.9 million people have been vaccinated nationwide since January 27. On March 8, health authorities in Bangladesh reported the first three cases of Covid 19, a severe acute respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus strain which was later named Sars CoV 2.
[ 12th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Sources from IEDCR said they are going to test Covid 19 patients became infected after taking the first shot. Dr Nazrul Islam, member of the National Technical Advisory Committee on Covid 19, said he has heard about people getting infected after receiving the first shot of the vaccine. He called for antibody tests and other research on the general population to find the cause.
[ 9th   15th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The two largest drug seizures of the week were by the police and the Border Guard Bangladesh  ( BGB ) . On 12 May, police seized 40,000 yaba pills from a CNG  ( motorised rickshaw taxi )  in Ukhiya; nobody was arrested. Next day, the BGB seized 40,000 yaba pills in Nhilla, Teknaf, again there was no arrest.
[ 26 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Sexual and gender based violence: Nearly 52 per cent of the total Rohingya refugee population in Bangladesh are women and girls. Gender roles in Rohingya society are strictly defined and certain gendered practices are normalised, including different forms of gender based violence  ( GBV )  like domestic violence, sexual harassment and assault. Rohingya refugees have experienced widespread sexual and gender based violence perpetrated by Myanmar security forces before and during their mass forced displacement to Bangladesh in August 2017.
[ 9th   15th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: This week, there have been 199 positive COVID 19 tests in Cox's Bazar District including 57 Rohingya. This is an increase of 32 cases last week in the district as a whole and eight among the Rohingya. On 10 May, the Daily Star reported that a total of 100 people in the district as a whole had died from COVOID including 11 Rohingya.
[ 26th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The COVID 19 outbreak in the camps impacted the patient flow at the 11 BDRCS health facilities. While there was a 40 to 60 per cent reduction in patient flow at these facilities during the April to May 2020 period, the situation began improving from July 2020 onwards with a gradual rise in patient numbers. This was an indication that the camp community had overcome the initial panic concerning COVID 19.
[ 31st Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  5 incidents of Wall Collpase took place in 5 districts, i.e. Feni, Dhaka, Jashore, Habiganj and Chattogram. Total 7 persons killed and 4 persons injured in these events.
[ 23rd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  “Unicef and our partners are on the ground addressing the immediate and urgent needs of children and families. Unicef has mobilized health teams for first aid support as well as volunteers to evacuate refugees from their shelters," said Unicef Representative in Bangladesh Tomoo Hozumi.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ] Host: School enrolment rates also remained low, with 40% of individuals aged 4 to 24 reportedly not having attended any type of formal schooling for at least four days a week in the 30 days prior to school closures in mid March due to the COVID 19 outbreak. Less educated households and those with high dependency ratios were significantly more likely to report out of school children.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Households that were more vulnerable pre COVID 19 are likely to also have been most vulnerable to the secondary impacts of the COVID 19 outbreak, including female headed households or households without a working age or adult male, households with persons with disability  ( PWDs ) , and large households or households with high dependency ratios.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: At the same time, over the past four decades, in successive waves, the district has received Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Since August 2017, an estimated 745,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Cox's Bazar District, where approximately 860,000 refugees are now residing in 34 camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazilas.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Especially young adults were largely reported as not having attended any formal education – only 19% of females aged 18 24 and 36% of males of the same age group reportedly regularly attended formal learning in the 30 days prior to school closures due to the COVID 19 outbreak. Compared to the J MSNA 2019 results, enrolment rates for 5 to 11 and 12 to 17 year olds seem to have increased.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Between March and early May 2020, households in Ukhiya reported an average loss of income of BDT 8,400 per month. This corresponds to more than half the average monthly income households had reportedly earned pre COVID 19. The partial re opening of the economy in June 2020 resulted in marginal economic recovery, with a reduction in the levels of lost income.
[ 31st Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  A mild cold wave is blowing over Rangpur division, Naogaon, Mymensingh, Tangail, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Kushtia, Khulna, Barisal, Bhola, Jashore, Panchagarh, Nilphamari, Kurigram, Chuadanga, Pabna and Srimongol from January 15. The lowest temperature was 6.5 °C in Bdalgachi, 7.6°C in Tetulia. The mild cold wave has transformed into intense cold wave in Rajshahi and Rangpur region which is blowing from 31 January. The notable temperatures of January 31 was 5.5°C in Kurigram, 5.7°C in Rajshahi, 6.2°C Chuadanga and Ishwardi, 6.5°C in Badalgachi and Saidpur. This cold wave may remain for 4 5 more days.  ( Source: bangla.bdnews24.com )
[ 1st March 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to DGHS, as of 28 February 2021, the current institutional quarantine capacity in the country is represented by 629 centres across the 64 districts, which can receive 31,991 persons. A total of 49,077 individuals were placed in quarantine facilities and of them 45,824  ( 93.4% )  have already been released. Over the same period, total of 100,514 individuals were isolated in designated health facilitates and of them 90,811  ( 90.3% )  have been released.
[ 8 – 14 th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  As of this week  ( week 06 )  • Median age of tested and confirmed cases is 10  ( 0 120 )  & 18  ( 0 90 )  years • Female among tested and confirmed cases is 55% and 53% • All 34/34 camps have confirmed cases  ( C24 56, C2W 39, C3 29, C15 26, C6 24 )  • A total of 10 deaths from COVID 19 with the case fatality rate 2.5% • The incidence is 46.1 per 100,000 people with the growth rate 0.3% • The overall positivity of all samples tested was 1.4%
[ 1st January 2021, Bangladesh ]  For an LDC like Bangladesh, compounding challenges are manifold. Extreme population density in urban areas, poor healthcare infrastructure, vulnerability to natural disasters and climate change, and sheltering more than a million stateless Rohingya refugees all add to the nation's dismay. From an epidemiological perspective, the country has already reported more than 350,000 confirmed cases with over 5,000 deaths, making it the 16th worst affected country in the world as of September 2020.
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The tests are initially being conducted at five points in the city. Around 1,200 samples are expected to be tested at the five points every day, said Dr Quiume Talukder.
[ 8th  14th February 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In week 05, two more suspected SARI deaths were reported. A total of 11 suspected deaths have been reported in 2021, 10 were investigated by RIRT for COVID 19 response, one remains pending as couldn't be traced. Three  ( 4 )  deaths were reclassified as death due to probable COVID 19. In 2020, a total of 49 suspected SARI deaths were reported. All were verified and 45 had undergone investigation. One  ( 1 )  death was confirmed COVID 19 and two were considered as deaths due to probable COVID 19.
[ 8th  14th February 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  During the reporting period, a total of 2,229 samples tested from the host and Rohingya community in Cox's Bazar district laboratory. • Supportive supervision on COVID 19 sample collection procedure and transportation conducted in 10 Severe Acute Respiratory Infection  ( SARI )  Isolation and Treatment Centres ( ITC )  and Flu corners of Ukhia and Teknaf Upazilas. On spot training sessions were provided to seven health care workers in four health facilities.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: With women having less access to job opportunities and income, households without adult males were significantly less likely to report an individual working in the household and/or to report labour or employment, or an own business as a source of income in the 30 days prior to data collection than households with adult males. At the same time, several KIs reported that widow  and female headed households were more at risk of not being able to meet their needs, and one KI specifically linked this to a lack of job opportunities for women in her area as well as limited income women receive.
[ 1st March 2021, Bangladesh ]  A total of 3,110,525 people has received their first dose of the COVID 19 Vaccine  ( Covishield )  in whole country as of 28 February 2021. So far, total 2,012,181  ( 65% )  male and 1,098,344  ( 35% )  female received their 1st dose of vaccine. A total of nine million of doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID 19 vaccine  ( COVISHIELD )  produced by the Serum Institute of India have been received by Bangladesh. So far, 6,000,000 vaccine doses were distributed across the country, out of which 3,110,525  ( 52% )  vaccine doses have already been utilized as of 28 February 2021.
[ 1st March 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the past week  ( epidemiological week 08, 2021 ) , Bangladesh reported 2,865 new cases, a increase of 3.8% compared to last week; case per 100,000 population per week is 1.7. The country reported 59 new death, a decrease of 21.3%; death per 100,000 per week is 0.03. Weekly new test is 96,354, weekly decrease of 3.2%  ( daily average: 13,765 ) ; tests per 100,000 per week is 56.8; weekly test positivity rate is 2.97%, TPR increase by 7.3% from last week. Overall Case Fatality Ratio  ( CFR )  is 1.54 which was same in the last week
[ 1st March 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the reported week  ( week 08, 2021 ) , the number of international flights arrived at the designated international airport  ( HSIA )  has increased by 4.6% than the week before  ( 229 and 221 flights respectively )  while the number of incoming passengers decreased by 2.1%  ( 34,312 and 35,047 respectively ) . In the reported week 264 individuals were sent to Institutional Quarantine after passenger screening at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport  ( HSIA ) .
[ 28th February 2021,Cox's Bazar ]  Participants identified dirty, backed up water as a place where mosquitoes can easily breed. They suggest that problems with mosquitoes will not be resolved unless the drains are cleaned on a regular basis. They observed that people living near the drains suffer more from mosquito bites. The participants suggested that proper waste management  ( including cleaning the sewerage system and drains )  would help reduce the number of mosquitoes. They also said that people dump rubbish everywhere, which allows mosquitoes to breed.
[ 28th February 2021,Cox's Bazar ]  According to the participants people buy mosquito coils as an alternative to mosquito nets. However only a few people can afford these.  ( One pair of mosquito coil costs between BDT 10 15; a packet between BDT 55  80 ) . Participants said they use a coil for a short period at night so they can save it and make it last for a longer period of time. Participants said they are concerned coils could cause fires. They are also concerned inhaling the smoke can cause diseases.
[ 4th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Individual psychosocial support is provided through two modalities: psychologist and para counsellors. Psychologist/counsellors have extensive training in MHPSS if not formal training in psychology. Para counsellors are from the refugee community and are trained in specific modules to provide individual level MHPSS support within their own communities. The need to increase capacity in community based MHPSS interventions became clear during the pandemic. Individual services are offered by multiple sectors through counsellors and para counsellors.
[ July  December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Following a delay due to COVID 19, WASH FIT activities were implemented in the second half of the year. 103 health care workers were trained and subsequently developed improved plans as part of the PAGE 13 training for respective organizations. A WASH FIT assessment was completed for 186 facilities in all 34 camps. 40% of health facilities met water related standards, such as safe and sufficient water supply, according to national and global standards and indicators. In addition, 11% met some requirements, while 49% of the facilities need improvement.
[ July  December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Health Sector partners trained 181 Health Care Workers, including 68 from the Government, on Packages of Essential Interventions of Non Communicable Diseases  ( PENs )  in limited resource settings, which follow national protocols for hypertension and diabetes management and control. UHCs in Ukhiya and Teknaf received equipment to better screen and manage patients with diabetes and hypertension, and 94% of all PHCs can now manage diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and chronic respiratory diseases.