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[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Rohingya households reported high levels of insecurity due to limitations on movement and robberies followed by harassment and killings. Robbery was the major concern in the host community, followed by killing/murders. The most severe reports of killings and abductions came from Teknaf based host communities and camps, which have been previously flagged for security threats.
[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Executive Magistrate Palash Kumar Basu fined at least 15 people a total of Tk7,000 at Shahbagh intersection for being outside without a valid reason and not wearing masks. Although the government imposed fresh restrictions on public movement and overall activities with an announcement of the closure of all government and non government offices for eight days from April 14, to contain the spread of Covid 19, some institutions and organizations are out of the purview of the ban.
[ 25th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Survivors have been taken to health facilities and some have been shifted to relatives' houses in other camps. Participants added that people with disabilities and elderly people should be provided with medicine, wheelchairs, necessary support devices or equipment, treatment for burn injuries. It was also suggested that everyone be provided with information about how to support and care for fire victims, especially those who are vulnerable, including the medicines which should be provided.
[ 25th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Female participants want to cook their own food and need kitchen items such as gas burners and cooking utensils. They also expressed the need for clothes, burqas, sanitary pads, undergarments, hijabs and shoes. Most male participants expressed the need for a package of necessary commodities in order to survive and start fresh including shelter kits, raw/uncooked food, LPG cylinders, lights, fans solar batteries, water reservoirs such as big jars/pots, radios, and financial support.
[ 20th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The survey recommended that a “smart' lockdown to avoid such a new income shock is both a health and an economic priority. Dr Imran Matin, executive director of BIGD, said that the persistently high unemployment rate among women, caused by Covid 19, can push many of them out of the labour market   a grave outlook in a country where women's labour force participation is already low.
[ 3 December 2020, Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar ]  OTHER IMPACTS: The consequences of the pandemic and the lockdown have further deteriorated the refugees' and host communities' situation. Before the pandemic, 94% of Rohingya refugees were considered highly or moderately vulnerable and in need of humanitarian assistance to meet basic needs  ( WFP, April 2020 ) .
[ 14th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Of the government enlisted hospitals, only four out of 26 beds at Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital and only one bed out of 15 beds at Rajarbagh Police Hospital are vacant, reports Bangla Tribune. Coronavirus patients are treated at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, a government hospital, but it has no ICU beds.
[ 25th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Due to restrictions on movement, women often rely on others  ( particularly men )  for information. Some women respondents observed that as women, and therefore less mobile, they had less access to information during the fires and had to rely on men in their families or neighbours for information. Due to restrictions on movement, women often rely on others  ( particularly men )  for information.
[ 25th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In the 3 days immediately following the fires, interviewees reported receiving information and support from different sources. This included information on emergency medical support, advice on finding lost children and instructions on erecting temporary shelters, as well as advice on accessing essentials such as food, clothes, and water. With the exception of two male interviewees, all respondents indicated that they received information regarding support available to them in the days following the fires.
[ 25th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The most commonly stated information need stated by respondents was information about housing and when their homes will be rebuilt. Many interviewees also want information about protecting themselves and their homes from fires in the future. Most respondents want to receive information face to face from NGO or CIC volunteers or in audio format over loudspeaker announcements from trusted sources, again particularly NGOs and CICs.
[ 25th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In preparation for the possibility of future fires in the camps, the community requires clear, understandable and actionable instructions on how to reduce the risk of fires and how to respond quickly when they do occur. When there is a fire, responders should make use of existing and proven communication channels, such as loudspeakers and miking, to pass on key information and, where needed, to dispel rumours or misinformation.
[ 20th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the findings of the survey, the employment scenario has improved from June, yet 8% of those who were employed before Covid 19 are currently out of work. The trend is particularly concerning for women   a third of the women employed before Covid 19 have remained unemployed since June.
[ 26th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  A sudden rise in coronavirus infections and deaths prompted the government to initially issue an 18 point directive on March 29, and then go for a weeklong lockdown from April 5. But as it failed to achieve the expected results, the government decided to enforce a "strict lockdown" from April 14 till 21, which was later extended until April 28.
[ 16th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  With only 118,918 doses left in stock, Bangladesh is slowly but surely running out of the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid 19 vaccines. Till now, 10,081,082 doses of the vaccine have been administered as of Wednesday, since the countrywide vaccination program began in February, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )
[ 26th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  During the lockdown, amid the growing demand, the Cabinet Division issued a notice on Friday, allowing shops and shopping malls to open for business from Sunday on the condition that they would maintain proper safety protocols. The ongoing restrictions on public movement and other activities became almost relaxed with the reopening of the shops and shopping malls, along with more vehicles on the roads.
[ 25th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Female participants said they feel very uncomfortable using these latrines during the day. Male participants said drains were getting clogged in their blocks as burnt household items and waste fell into the drains during the fire and continue to do so. Also, they said rotten food packets are being thrown into the drains and the environment is getting filthier by the day. Agencies are said to have cleaned some small drains around the camps, but bigger drains have not been cleaned.
[ 25th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  While trying to escape from the fire, participants said many people were injured trying to cross the fence, including pregnant women. One female participant heard that a mother and new born baby died during delivery as the doctor left because of the fire. Many pregnant mothers and children have been relocated to houses of relatives at nearby camps.
[ 25th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Some participants said people from the host community blame the Rohingya community for the fire and consequently, want them to move to Bhasanchar. Participants said they are facing difficulties with using latrines, especially women. They said they must walk around half an hour to defecate. Female participants said there are no shower spaces for women so they are going to the village pond to bathe on alternative days. Some male participants said they have tried to build temporary latrines by using tarpaulins to create walls around toilets inside the camps which were burnt. But for women, there is inadequate privacy as the temporary toilets don't have roofs.
[ 25th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Some male participants think they are being provided with an inadequate quantity of medicine and that their health concerns are not being met. Participants said they get paracetamol and oral rehydration salts  ( ORS )  which do not solve gastric problems, blood pressure and diabetes, and that people with chronic conditions are struggling to get proper treatment. Additionally, they said that these general medications are being given to burn victims as well.
[ 25th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Women in general are facing many difficulties. They cannot sleep properly and are in fear of being kidnapped as there are rumours that three women were kidnapped, although it is not clear who carried out the kidnapping. Male participants said that during the fire there was a huge rush and, amidst the crowd, many people with disabilities and elder people got burnt and some lost their lives.
[ 25th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both male and female participants said they are currently living in temporary settings. They said they initially found shelter with neighbours. However, the participants said there is not enough space for their families to live in these temporary settings and it is difficult to share space. Female participants said they feel unsafe sleeping in temporary shelters at night.
[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ] Both refugees and host: Trends in the purchase of food on credit from shops correlate with reports on the duration of food rations: Rohingya households who reported that the food ration did not last were more likely to borrow money to buy food. Households with no active working member or with at least one child aged under 5 were also more likely to borrow.
[ 25th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  However, the second wave of the pandemic has forced them to bar imports from other countries, bringing shrimp export to a standstill. Shrimp farmers and traders said that apart from rising enclosure prices, the price of baby prawns, or clutches, along with its feed, have also gone up, adding to processing, labour, and packaging costs.
[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Over 95 percent of Rohingya households adopt livelihood coping strategies in order to access food. Among the host community, access to food is slightly less cited as a reason  ( 84 percent ) , while access to healthcare  ( 8 percent )  features more significantly than in camps.
[ 20th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  PPRC Executive Chairman Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman said urgent initiatives have to be taken for urban poor and "new poor" with effective targeting and leveraging technology. The "new poor" are finding it most difficult to return to pre Covid occupations and income levels are in danger and stuck in a poverty trap, he said.
[ 20th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Despite some recovery, the number of the "new poor" in Bangladesh stood at 24.5 million, or 14.7% of total population, in March due to fallout of Covid 19 pandemic, a latest survey says. The study estimated that the new poor constituted 21.2% of the total population in June last year, now they constitute 14.7%, still a staggering number.
[ 20th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The percentage of "new poor" among the vulnerable non poor  ( VNP )  is 50% at present. A total of 59% "new poor" are in urban slums and 44% in rural areas. The survey also showed that one year into the Covid 19 pandemic, the poor across Bangladesh are still struggling with their livelihoods and facing emerging vulnerabilities, like mounting debt and dwindling savings. The condition of the urban slum dwellers is especially dire.
[ 23rd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Refugees: At the same time, critical financial gaps in Education  ( 82 per cent )  and WASH funding  ( 72 per cent )  are restricting UNICEF's ability to upgrade the concerned infrastructures for service delivering including actions to meet the specific needs of girls, women and people with disabilities. Flexible and multi year donor funding in 2021 will be critical to provide essential support to Rohingya refugees and the most vulnerable children in the host communities.
[ 23rd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The admission rate of Severe Acute Malnutrition  ( SAM )  children has significantly improved. A total of 3,653 children  ( 63 per cent girls )  were admitted for SAM treatment in first quarter of 2021. This is threefold higher compared with the same period last year. In the first quarter of 2020, only 26 per cent of the SAM children identified in screening in the inpatient centres were admitted for the treatment whereas the latest admission rate is on average 84 per cent for the past three months.
[ 26th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  A total of 131,651 people were administered the second dose of Covid 19 vaccines on Monday as the government decided to suspend administering the first dose of vaccine temporarily from April 26. On April 25, the government issued an official order on the suspension of administering first dose of vaccine from Monday and it will remain in force until further notice.
[ 23rd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Out of these, 1,608 Rohingya refugee children  ( 64 per cent girls, including two per cent children with disabilities )  were admitted for SAM treatment in the 27 UNICEF supported Integrated Nutrition Facilities  ( INFs ) . Of the children discharged from the treatment, 89 per cent were cured  ( substantially above the the concerned SPHERE standard of more than 75 per cent )  with a default rate of 0.2 per cent.
[ 23rd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the first quarter of 2021, learning was interrupted for 76 days  ( 33 per cent )  out of 230 active school days in a year. Despite introduction of the home based remote learning activities through TV, radio, internet, and mobile phones since April 2020, surveys on education during pandemic suggest that less than half of children have access to remote learning in Bangladesh out of 42 million schoolchildren.
[ 25th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  However, due to the pandemic, there is no supply of shrimp clutches life before, the farmers are not getting as per the demand. Due to this, 95% farmers will be affected. Zakir Hassan, the founding president of the Barakpur Shrimp Storekeepers' Association, said the shrimp industry was suffering a lot during the pandemic. Shrimp worth Tk1,800 is being sold at Tk800 900 per kg. There is a huge amount of revenue from this shrimp industry.
[ 25th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the warehouse keeper and shrimp clutch counting workers, about 4,000 to 5,000 people, including traders and workers involved in the trade, have become unemployed due to the severe lockdown that began on April 14. On the other hand, if such a situation continues, the shrimp farmers will suffer if they are not able to meet the demand at the beginning of the season.
[ 25th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Government support to the farmers is needed to keep the shrimp industry alive, he added. Golam Kibria Ripon, general secretary of the Khulna Divisional Pona Businessmen's Association and a shrimp trader in Paikgachha Upazila, said the impact of the pandemic on shrimp is serious. In 10 12 days, a significant amount of shrimp began dying for unknown reasons. Now the farmers are suffering due to the death of shrimps, not to mention an existing shortage of clutches.
[ 25th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the 2015 16 financial year, about 30,000 tons of shrimp were exported from Khulna region. In 2017 18, the production decreased and the export decreased to 25,000 tons. Bagerhat District Fisheries Officer SM Russell said that the price of shrimp has come down due to the closure of exports. The shrimp industry in Bagerhat has lost Tk140 crore in the last one year due to the suspension, which might eventually increase to Tk250 crores.
[ 23rd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Both refugees and host: Besides, there is an annual cycle of heavy monsoon and cyclone and destruction and damages associated with them, which poses substantial risks to both the Rohingya refugees and host communities. In addition, COVID 19 pandemic since the beginning of the last year has been seriously impacting people's lives in both the communities.
[ 9th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Many gender based violence services in the camps at Cox's Bazar have been curtailed due to COVID 19 restrictions.
[ 25th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  But the pandemic has caused shrimp prices to go down in the local market, due to lack of availability. In Fayalhat of Rampal upazila of Bagerhat, traders used to sell crores worth of shrimp each day, but things have become quiet in recent times. The workers involved in the warehouse have been sitting idle due to the transport crisis caused by the coronavirus.
[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Who are the most vulnerable: In the Rohingya camps, high vulnerability is exhibited among households with at least one member with a disability or a chronic illness; households with children under 5; those with adolescent girls; and those with over five members. Households with no working age males, without an active income earning member and those involved in irregular earnings also present high vulnerability. Focus group discussions listed the following households as most vulnerable, in descending order: households with elderly members, those led by women, those led by children and those with a person ( s )  with disability. The persistent lack of economic opportunities drives Rohingya households into high vulnerability at a significantly faster rate than other socio demographic attributes. The likelihood of Rohingya households having high vulnerability declines over time in the camps: those who are newly arrived have nearly double the vulnerability levels of those who have spent longer in the camps, which could indicate that better integration of the registered Rohingyas with the host economy mitigates the drivers of vulnerability.
[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ]  Host: Who are the most vulnerable: The determinants of household vulnerability continue to follow patterns observed in REVA 3. Consistent with the findings of numerous empirical studies in Bangladesh, host community households led by women are generally among the poorest and most vulnerable. Their economic conditions vary considerably depending on factors such as marital status, the social context of female leadership and access to productive resources, and most importantly, their ability to go out and generate income. Other observable characteristics of vulnerability include households with more than five children, those with high dependency ratios and households whose main breadwinner is a woman. The latter mainly reflects the concentrations of women in fragile low income jobs within the local economy as domestic help, tailors, street hawkers and farming laborers.
[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ]  Bothe refugee and host: Food consumption scores within different population segments: Registered Rohingya have better consumption outcomes than those unregistered  ( Figure 6 ) . This could be attributed to the former being more settled, better connected and, consequently, having better access to opportunities in the local labour markets. There is no significant difference in the food consumption patterns of Rohingya households led by men and those led by women, which could reflect the universal coverage of food assistance. Among the host communities, however, households led by men reported markedly better consumption outcomes than those led by women, potentially the result of better access to economic opportunities in the local labour markets.
[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ]  Both refugee and host: Vulnerability transitions: movements in and out of vulnerability: Overall, two thirds of Rohingya households retained their previous vulnerability levels; however, 24 percent became more vulnerable between 2019 and 2020. There was relatively less stability in the host community, where half of the households retained their previous levels, 18 percent saw improvement and 30 percent entered the highest vulnerability category.
One year into the crisis, 50% of the "new poor" have remained stuck in poverty, Dr Zillur said. The study calls for an urgent national recovery action plan for cottage, micro, small, and medium enterprises, he said. Rahman also said agriculture has been critical to economic recovery during Covid 19 crisis. A policy mindset shift towards strengthening rural regeneration and a holistic approach to supporting agriculture is a key lesson from the crisis.
[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ]  Both refugee and host: The consumption of iron rich foods was lower in Rohingya households than in Bangladeshi households. Within the camps, fresh food corner beneficiaries were more likely to eat foods rich in vitamin A and protein more frequently in a given week than non beneficiaries. Fresh food corner beneficiaries were also less likely to sell non food assistance and were highly likely to divert some expenditure towards non food items, which the non beneficiaries were unable to do.
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  64% of Water Source  ( 19% Tube well and 10% well, 35% pond )  and 43% of sanitation facilities were reported damaged • 6,624 pregnant and lactating women are in risk of suffering from Choric Energy Deficiency  ( CED ) .
[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ]  Both refugee and host: Access to any type of income increased the likelihood of households consuming micronutrients – especially protein and iron for the Rohingya population and iron for host communities. The correlation with income explains the differences observed between registered and unregistered households and between the Rohingya and host communities.
[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ]  Both refugee and host: Food consumption based coping: Consistent with 2019 findings, 80 percent of Rohingya households and 40 percent of host community households were adopting consumption based coping strategies to deal with food shortages in 2020. There was a 7 percent increase in the share of Rohingya households relying on less preferred foods, possibly a result of the commodity vouchers being used at the time of survey. 19 Trends in the adoption of different consumption based coping strategies in 2020 were similar to 2019. For host communities, food based coping strategies were also being used but at a much lower scale than previous years
[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ] Refugee: The majority of Rohingya continued to rely on crisis coping mechanisms, though the share fell by almost 10 percentage points compared to 2019  ( Figure 10 ) , as fewer households reported selling food assistance and relying on friends or relatives as their only source of food or income  ( Figure 11 ) . In 2020, Rohingya households continued the transition to evouchers, beneficiaries of which have been shown to be less likely to sell assistance than in kind beneficiaries;21 the evouchers allow beneficiaries more flexibility in the purchase of preferred food types and volumes, reducing the need to sell.
[ 29th March   4th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Total 441  ( out of 445 )  confirmed cases were investigated by Rapid Investigation and Response Team  ( RIRT ) . Contact tracing has been done accordingly by CT supervisors with 1,740 contacts registered in Go. Data. Out of those, 1,475  ( 85% )  contacts have been completed the follow up.
[ 20th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the findings, households face the second wave crisis with significantly depleted coping capacity    savings depleted by 24% and 11% in rural and urban areas respectively, debt burden doubled between June 2020 and March 2021 for most groups. It said income drop for the poor and vulnerable was above 70% immediately after the first wave in March April 2020.
[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ] Host: In comparison, 31 percent of host community households who had taken out credit cited more productive reasons such as financing a business  ( 12 percent ) , expenditure on agricultural inputs  ( 7 percent ) , construction/repair  ( 3 percent )  and education  ( 2 percent ) . A comparison with 2019 highlighted that the increase in credit dependency in the host community may have been driven by debt contracted for health expenditure, and a small share for business financing  ( Figure 13 ) . This could point towards the impacts of the pandemic
[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Close to 90 percent of Rohingya households reported that their main source of credit was friends or relatives inside camps; 5 percent reported using credit provided by grocery shops in camps. Among the host community, a similar skew towards borrowing from friends or relatives was observed  ( 79 percent ) . This indicates not only the existence of strong social capital, but also a high dependence on it during times of crisis.
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  It is reported that 26,361 cows, 4,898 buffaloes, 20,646 goats, 2,097 Sheep, 194,316 Chicken and 74,733 Duck are affected. A total of 6,856.50 acres of pastureland in Barisal division only are affected which includes 197 cattle farms, 549 Poultry farms, 92tons of cattle and paltry feed, 934 Ton straw/hay and 1,444 Tons of green Grass are damaged by Cyclone YAAS. Bhola, Pirojpur, Jhalokathi, Patuakhali and Barguna )
[ 20th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  In contrast, male unemployment came down from 16% to 6%. In addition to the unemployment rate among female headed households being five times higher than men, women also face greater re entry constraints into labour markets, creating a double burden. Besides low income and unemployment, the nature of employment recovery has become a major cause for concern. More than a third of those employed before Covid 19 had to change their occupation.
[ 2nd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Informal settlements, as the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, may face a high risk of large and multiple dwelling fires due to the different factors such as the high density of shelters and the use of combustible construction materials such as bamboo and plastic sheeting. Poor electrical installations, the use of kerosene lamps and poor accessibility for fire response vehicles are also considered high risk factors for the rapid spread of a fire. In addition, specific risks arise in health facilities due to the use of oxygen concentrators and ventilators.
[ 2nd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: Currently 22 sentinel testing sites are functional in camp setting including Ukhia and Teknaf Upazila Health Complex. It is important to note that a Cholera outbreak occurred in late 2019 with a reported number of 239 RDT/culture positive cases. The total number of diphtheria cases reported is 9256 to date  ( 3016 in 2017; 5334 in 2018; 617 in 2019; 226 in 2020 and 71 as of week 12, 2021 ) . In total, 9014 cases were reported in the camps and 242 from the host community, with 47 deaths registered in the refugee camps and none in the host community. While the first Diphtheria case was detected on 10 November 2017, the first death occurred on 29 December 2017 and the last death on 25 October 2019.
[ 19th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Among the people who have been vaccinated, 978 have reported to have side effects such as headache, sore throat and mild fever. The Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  disclosed this information in a regular press release on Monday. According to the DGHS, from Monday morning to till afternoon, 15,057 people took the first dose of the vaccine, while 140,678 people took the second dose.
[ 2nd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  During the reporting period, two  ( 02 )  new suspected maternal death has been reported. In total 34 suspected and confirmed maternal/ deaths of Women of reproductive age  ( WRA,12 49 years )  have been reported in 2021, of which seven  ( 07 )  deaths have been reported from facilities and directly undergone review by Maternal and Perinatal Mortality Surveillance and Response  ( MPMSR ) . Investigation of mortality due to suspected potential infectious causes i.e. SARI, Measles, Cholera, Diphtheria etc. is ongoing in the camps along with death due to maternal causes as high priority
[ 2nd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Since May 2018 until February 2021, the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar had registered 165 fires, with 6 deaths reported, a hundred of injured and a thousand of shelters damaged.
[ 20th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh's detailed market assessment looked at feasibility of cash and in kind assistance, functioning of markets, and access to markets. Mobile phone accessibility  ( almost complete )  was also gauged, showing that it was mostly men and young people who controlled access to phones. A comparison of different FSPs was considered which indicated that bKash, Nagad, Rocket, and banks function well at the community level. The assessment reflected that 99% of communities were familiar with the cash payment process through a financial service provider. Since 91% respondents recommended bKash this was the FSP chosen by WVB.
[ 2nd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In weeks 11 12 a total of 506 varicella cases were reported in EWARS. An increase was observed in these weeks in comparation with the same period of 2020. In total, a cumulative number of 2102 have been reported in 2021. Among the reported cases in 2021, 50.1% are male and 56.5% under 5 years of age.
[ 2nd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  During the reporting period CHWs conducted 275 108 household visits in which 5 219 patients were identified with mild respiratory symptoms  ( fever, sore throat, cough )  and 51 patients with moderate/severe symptoms. The cumulative number of mild patients is 119 142, and 491 moderate/ severe patients. To date, 56 942 persons with COVID 19 like symptoms have been referred to health facilities, 3 749 of which during the reporting period.
[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ] Both refugee and host: Coping with a future emergency: In order to better understand their resilience to or ability to absorb unforeseen shocks, households were asked how they would cope with an unforeseen future emergency expense. 22 Close to half of Rohingya and host community households said they would seek to borrow from friends or relatives.
[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ] Both refugee and host: The other responses revealed the different means available to each population. Thirty six percent of Rohingya households reported not having any means of coping with an emergency expense of BDT 10,000; only 8 percent of host community households reported the same  ( for a BDT 25,000 expense ) . Host community households also demonstrated higher self sufficiency, because drawing from current earnings  ( 34 percent )  and own savings  ( 23 percent )  figured among their top five strategies.
[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Facing limited income generating activities in camps, a third of the Rohingya population would not know how to cope with an emergency expense. It is crucial to build awareness of how the humanitarian response in camps can help mitigate the impacts of emergency expenses and/or provide support in managing them in order to ensure that this large share of the population does not turn to extreme coping, or even crime, when cornered by circumstance.
[ 2nd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: Between early April 2020 and 28 March 2021, a total of 119 534 tests for COVID 19 have been conducted of which 103 084 are from Cox's Bazar district and the remainder from Bandarban and Chittagong districts. A slight decrease in the number of tests conducted among the Rohingya refugees was observed in weeks 11 12 as compared to weeks 09 10, from 1882 to 1781 tests. However, among the host community a slight increase was detected: from 3345 tests in weeks 09 10 to 4171 tests in week 11 12. Currently, 26 sample collection sites are operating for suspected COVID 19 patients.
[ 2nd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The fire incident on 22nd March also caused loss of official medical records and other documents, including on child and maternal vaccination, stored in the health care facilities that were affected by the fire.
[ 2nd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: On 22 March 2021 afternoon a massive fire spread through camps 8E, 8W and 9 in the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, resulting in eleven deaths confirmed by government authorities and a significant number of injured reported. Six health facilities were damaged or destroyed by the fire: one specialized clinic, one Primary Health Care  ( PHC )  facility, and one Health Post  ( HP )  were destroyed while another PHC and HP were partially damaged. In addition, a secondary health center  ( Turkish Field Hospital )  which played a key role as a referral facility in the camps was destroyed.
[ 2nd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: During the reporting period, no confirmed cases of death have been observed in the district, although 60% of ICU beds were occupied during the last two weeks. Less than 40% bed occupancy has been observed in general isolation beds in different Upazilas. In response to the increase in number of cases among the host community, the Government of Bangladesh and the Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner  ( RCCC )  in Cox's Bazar have imposed movement restrictions and other mitigation measures in district and camp areas. All tourist activities will remain closed in the district for next two weeks.
[ 2nd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: As of 28 March 2021, a total of 438 COVID 19 cases have been reported among Rohingya/FDMN. With a total of 62 cases, Camp 24 has the highest number of cases to date further ahead from Camp 2W with 43 and Camps 3 and 15 with 33 and 28 cases, respectively. To date, 25 cases were reported from Camp 6, 22 from Camp 2E and 19 from Camp 4. Camps 5 and Camp 1W had 17 and 14 cases, respectively, and camp 22 had 13 cases. Camps 7, 9, 10, 17, 20 Extension and Camp 26 had twelve cases each. Camp 1E registered 11 cases. As for Camps 16 and 18, ten and nine cases were reported to date. Camp 8W reported eight cases. Camps 12 registered 7 cases while Camps 11, 19, and Nayapara RC have recorded 5 cases. The remainder Camps  ( Kutupalong RC, 4 Extension, 8E, 14, 20, 21, 23, 25 and 27 )  have so far had less than 5 cases.
[ 2nd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Between weeks 11 12, 6 new confirmed cases were detected from 1781 samples tested, the test positivity was therefore 0.3%. As of 28 March 2021, the cumulative incidence is 50.9 per 100 000 people. The overall positivity of samples tested is 1.3%. Among the cases, 6.2% showed severe symptoms at the time of admission while 6.5% reported at least one co morbidity.
[ 2nd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The median age of tested and confirmed cases was 10  ( 0 120 )  & 18  ( 0 90 )  years, respectively and ratio of females among tested and confirmed cases was 55% and 53%, respectively. Though the median age of tested samples remained below 10 years, a significant proportion has been tested among 50+ years: 473 per 10 000 population, following that of 0 9 years with 603 tests per 10 000 population as highest number. The test positivity was highest 1.7% in 20 29 years age cohort followed by 1.6% in 30 39 and the age specific mortality 0.99 per 10 000 population observed among 50+ years during the period.
[ 2nd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In total, and since the outbreak began, 10 deaths due to Confirmed COVID 19 have been reported in the camps with a case fatality ratio of 2.3%. A camp wise dedicated Contact Tracing  ( CT )  network  ( 34 supervisors and 311 volunteers )  has been embedded in the Rapid Investigation and Response Teams  ( RIRTs )  for COVID 19. A total of 432 confirmed cases  ( out of 438 to date )  have been investigated by RIRTs by 28 March, with contact tracing activities being conducted and captured through Go.data, including the 1674 contacts to be followed up.
[ 2nd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: The total number of cases reported so far is twelve in 2021: five  ( 05 )  from the refugee camps and seven  ( 07 )  from host communities. Out of these, two  ( 02 )  were culture confirmed and ten  ( 10 )  tested negative by culture. In 2020, a total of 28 RDT positive cases for Cholera were detected through sentinel testing, five  ( 05 )  of which were confirmed by culture   two from Ukhiya host community, one from Teknaf host community and two from the refugee camps.
[ 2nd April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In weeks 11 12, three  ( 03 )  suspected SARI death has been reported. In total 29 deaths have been reported in 2021. All deaths have been investigated by RIRT for COVID 19 response. Seven  ( 07 )  deaths have been reclassified as COVID 19 probable death cause. In 2020, a total 49 suspected SARI deaths were reported through community based mortality surveillance. Of these, all were verified and two  ( 02 )  considered probable.
[ 18th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh registered a single day death count of 101 from Covid 19 for the second consecutive day in the past 24 hours until Saturday, pushing the total fatalities up to 10,283. The country shattered its previous records of single day death counts with 101 fatalities on Friday.
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  48 schools in Khulna Division and 13 schools in Barisal Division needs repairing support • 14% displaced population is staying at education institutions.
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Prevalence of violence against women in pre disaster time in Khulna and Barisal division is high and as well as trafficking and child marriage, which is likely to increase.
[ 17th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Findings from various research and genome sequencing conducted recently indicate that the recent spike in Covid cases and deaths in the country's border districts were triggered by the Delta variant. However, it is the South African variant that is responsible for the coronavirus upsurge in Chittagong, as shown in the findings.
[ 18th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  However, 3,473 new cases were detected during the period as the number of tests declined significantly in the last 5 6 days. Only 16,185 samples were tested during the period. Bangladesh reported its first coronavirus cases on March 8 last year and the first death on the 18th of that month.
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Agriculture  ( crops, vegetables & fruits ) : According to Department of Agriculture extension  ( DAE ) ; due to Cyclone YAAS, 12,150 hector crops out of 210,135 hector agriculture land are affected. Due to breach of embankment, saline water intrusion into the agriculture land in Cox's Bazar, Nowakhali, Laximipur, Khulna and Satkhira. This will have impact on rice production.
[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ] Refugee: Including the estimated value of assistance, the share of monthly budget on food increases to 77 percent for the Rohingya households, which exceeds the severe economic vulnerability threshold of 75 percent. 23 This depicts a trend of increasing vulnerability within the camp population, in the absence of sustainable livelihood solutions. The promotion of farm and non farm labour market participation remains an important strategy for improving the livelihoods and food security of the camp population.
[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: The scale up in the provision of liquid petroleum gas  ( LPG )  to all Rohingya households has continued to drive down fuel expenditure, which represents an almost negligible share of the monthly budget  ( 0.5 percent ) . Rohingya households continue to incur healthcare costs, mainly related to transportation to health facilities and over the counter purchase of medicine.
[ 19th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  However, considering the death rate of the last three days in Bangladesh, one person died every 14 minutes due to the deadly virus. Meanwhile, only 3,698 tests came back positive from the 19,404 tests conducted over the last 24 hours. The Directorate of Health Services  ( DGHS )  published the latest figures via a press release. With the updated data, the death toll in the country stands at 10,385, and the total cases at 718,950.
[ 19th  25th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: The cumulative incidence is 61.1 per 100,000 people. A total of 11 confirmed COVID 19 deaths were reported since the onset of the outbreak, bringing the case fatality to 2.1%. The first COVID 19 patient was detected in FDMN/Rohingya Refugee camps on 14 May 2020 and the first death was recorded on 31 May 2020.
[ 14th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Police were seen stopping vehicles, filing cases, fining those who could not give a valid, logical reason to be on the streets in Dhanmondi 27, Russell Square, Kalabagan, Science Lab intersection, Bata Signal, Bangla Motor, and Shahbagh, among other key city points. All modes of public transports, including those of road, river, railway, and air, are to remain suspended during this lockdown. However, the restriction is not effective in the case of carrying goods, emergency services, and production.
[ 14th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  All industries and factories have been allowed to continue their operation following health guidelines and the respective industries must take measures to carry their employees in their own vehicles but a few have complied with this directive so far.
[ 14th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government was forced to enforce a weeklong stricter lockdown from 6am Wednesday following a record breaking Covid 19 upsurge across the country in recent weeks. Virus cases have been rising steeply from the second week of March taking the tally of the total infected to 697,985 and casualties to 9,891, till Tuesday morning.
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  In 9 affected districts; 3.1 million Poor Population projected and 2.0 million are Food Insecure and 2.4 million are highly vulnerable. 17% population belongs to poor food consumption group and 49% under borderline. 21% HH adopted Emergencies Coping Strategies and 39% adopted crisis coping strategy.
[ 10th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Install lighting by the hot food kitchen to ensure sufficient visibility for late afternoon/evening food preparation, cooking, and distribution.   Distribute torches to the staff, especially women to increase their security on the way back to their shelter.   Keep a First Aid Kit in near proximity of the hot food kitchen.   Keep soap at the hot food kitchen and advise the kitchen staff to wash their hands regularly.   Wash the dishes with dish washer liquid  ( not with clay or ashes ) .
[ 26 April, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Dhaka division remains the worst hit region, registering most of the deaths – 6,514 or 58.42 percent. Sixty three of the 97 deaths reported today are from Dhaka division and 12 from Chattogram division. Six each died in Khulna, Sylhet, four in Rajshahi, three in Barishal, two in Rangpur and one in Mymensingh divisions.
[ 10th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Organise the set up of toilets near the hot food kitchens. They should be separate for men and women, if possible.   Appoint cleaners to keep the toilets clean.   Allow the staff to take breaks during food preparation  ( at least two ) .   Create a resting place for female kitchen staff, ideally with curtains/tarpaulin.   Show respect and patience within the team and towards the beneficiaries.   Put out the fires in the chula with water before the hot food kitchens will be closed for the day.
[ 12th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  12,600 Kg of large capacity 47L each oxygen cylinders were imported during the month at around Tk224 ( $2.64 )  per kg. On 14 May, 7,000 kg medical oxygen cylinders were imported at Tk122  ( $1.44 )  per kg, and 30 June 160 kg cylinder imported at Tk137  ( $1.62 )  per kg.
[ 22nd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has recorded the highest ever seven day moving average of daily deaths from Covid 19 – 100 – since the pandemic broke out in March last year. According to the latest figures released by the authorities, the country reported 98 deaths in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, taking the tally of fatalities to 10,781. The seven day moving average of daily deaths never went past 45 in all of last year and only on April 4 it crossed 50.
[ 12th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  On August 10, 5 types of 900 kg oxygen cylinder were imported at around Tk212  ( $2.50 )  per kg, A total of 26 types of 640 kg empty oxygen cylinder, three types of 12 kg, one type of 6 kg were imported at around Tk191 300  ( $2.25 $3.53 )  per kg in the month of July last year, for use as medical oxygen cylinder.
[ 12th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  In what seems to be a repeat from last year, people involved with marketing and selling oxygen are capitalizing on the rapid increase in demand amid another wave of the Covid 19 pandemic and doubling its prices, with some even trebling the rates. Many allege that a syndicate comprising importers and retailers is involved in the abnormal price hike despite an adequate supply in the market.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Women and girls' safety and security is also a concern while going to the toilet as there is a lack of adequate lighting. Women and girls are facing challenges as they have no privacy. Women and girls are facing difficulty while menstruating as they cannot maintain proper hygiene due to lack of adequate and accessible toilets and space. Women also do not have access to sanitary products during this emergency. Disposal of sanitary products is another concern, and more awareness needs to be built on how to properly dispose sanitary products.
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  In affected areas, 19% sources of drinking water are being damaged. Women and girls play main role in collecting drinking water, as such this disruption of drinking water supply will put them at risk by increasing time for collection of water as well as the risk to exposure to GBV.
[ 12th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Hospitals are teeming with patients infected with Covid 19, which is why many infected with the virus have to rely on home treatment, and hence the dependence on oxygen cylinders to keep their saturation levels at bay. The rising cases have the health authorities worried that they will soon run out of Intensive Care Units  ( ICUs )  as most of them are already full, especially with younger patients this year.
[ 12th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  As a result, both offline and online traders are taking advantage of the situation and hiking oxygen cylinder prices beyond reasonable rates. Visits to  several online and offline platforms revealed that an oxygen cylinder with a storage capacity of storing 1.36 cubic metres was selling for Tk18,000 19,000 during the weeklong countrywide lockdown since the first week of April. Its price in Narayanganj and other districts was below Tk5,000 per piece. Before the lockdown, it was selling for Tk7,000 apiece.
[ 12th April 2021, Bangladesh ]   Oxygen Cylinder Home Service, a Facebook based page that was created on April 1 earlier this month, was selling a 1.36 cubic metre oxygen cylinder set for Tk 14,500, but on April 7, the price jumped to Tk 18,500. Priyojon, an online retailer for medical equipment, sold its version for Tk 18,000, and said that the price would not come down even after 20 days.
[ 14th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Prof Dr Nazrul Islam said the government had failed to provide information about vaccines in a systematic way. That frustrated people and they turned away from the program. But as vaccines started to arrive, and as there were indications of more vaccines to come, people's presence at vaccination centres was expected to be higher in the coming days, he added. "All they want is to return to their normal life. That's the driving force," the professor observed.
[ 14th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  While talking to some of the vaccine recipients at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, it was found that many were students. They said that they wanted to return to the campus to complete their graduation. DGHS spokesperson Prof Dr Robed Amin said once people started taking vaccines, the number of recipients at centres would increase, which was happening right now.