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[ 4th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Last month, the Indian coastguard rescued 81 Rohingya, a minority who fled mostly to Bangladesh to escape violence in Buddhist majority Myanmar, whose boat had been drifting in the Andaman Sea for over two weeks after they left Bangladesh. Eight people on the boat had already died of dehydration.
[ 15th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  With the latest figures, the Covid 19 fatalities climbed to 8,571 while the total infections to 559,168, according to a handout of the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[ 15th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  “Educational Institutes were scheduled to resume from March 30, but the closure will be extended if the infection keeps surging at the present rate,' Maleque said.
[ 16th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The virus infection rate came down to below 5% on January 19. It even had come down below 3 percent. However, the infection rate soared again on Tuesday last as it increased to 5.13%. The infection rate was 5.98% on Wednesday while it was 5.82 percent on Thursday, 6.62% on Friday and 6.26% on Saturday.
[ 16th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The daily infection rate jumped to 9.48 percent from 7.15 percent on Sunday. But the mortality rate has remained static at 1.53 percent over the past three days, which had been 1.54 percent in the past few weeks, the directorate said in the handout. The virus infection rate came down to below 5% on January 19. It even had come down below 3 percent. However, the infection rate soared again on Tuesday last as it increased to 5.13%. The infection rate was 5.98% on Wednesday while it was 5.82 percent on Thursday, 6.62% on Friday and 6.26% on Saturday.
[ 16th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  With the latest figures, the Covid 19 fatalities have climbed to 8,571 and the total infections to 559,168, according to a handout of the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[ 16th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Besides, 1,432 people have recovered from the virus infection in the past week or so. So far, 513,127 patients  ( 91.77 percent )  have recovered, according to the DGHS.
[ 16th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has been seeing a surge in the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths. On Tuesday, it recorded 26 deaths for a second consecutive day and 1,719 new cases. So far, the health authorities have confirmed 560,887 cases and 8,597 fatalities. The daily infection rate slightly fell to 8.29 percent from 9.48 percent on Monday, according to a handout of the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[ 16th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  By Monday, 4,485,954 people received the first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. The second dose has to be taken between 8 and 12 weeks of the first one.
[ 16th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government on Tuesday directed to cancel ‘O' level and ‘A' level examinations under the Cambridge system for 2020 21 session citing the worsening Covid 19 situation in the country.‘O' level and ‘A' level examinations were scheduled to begin in April this year.
[ 17th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  As the coronavirus cases keep rising in Bangladesh, 26 more deaths and 1,719 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning, mounting concerns among people.
[ 17th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The daily infection rate slightly fell to 8.29 percent from 9.48 percent on Monday. But the mortality rate remained static at 1.53 percent in the last four days, which was 1.54 percent in the past few weeks, the DGHS said.
[ 17th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The virus infection rate came down to below 5 percent on January 19 last. It even had come down below 3 percent. However, the infection rate soared again on February 9 as it increased to 5.13 percent. The infection rate was 5.98 percent on February 10, 5.82 percent on February 11, 6.62 percent on February 12 and 6.26 percent on February 13. Besides, 1,352 people recovered from the virus infections during the period. So far, 514,479 patients  ( 91.73 percent )  have recovered, according to the DGHS.
[ 17th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  By Tuesday, 4,580,351 people received the first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. The second dose has to be taken between 8 and 12 weeks of the first one.
[ 11th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  revealed the latest figures on Covid 19 in the country through a press release on Thursday. All the six deceased were men. Of them, three were from Dhaka division, and one each from Chittagong, Barisal, and Mymensingh. So far, 6,430 men  ( 75.63% )  and 2,072 women  ( 24.37% )  have died from Covid 19 across the country.
[ 17th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  By Tuesday, 4,580,391 people received the first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. The second dose has to be taken between 8 and 12 weeks of the first one.
[ 17th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Amid the spike in Covid 19 cases in different parts of the world, Bangladesh registered 11 more deaths and 1,865 new cases of Covid 19 in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
[ 17th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  With the latest figures, the Covid 19 fatalities climbed to 8,608 while the total infections to 562,752, according to a handout released by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[ 17th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The daily infection rate slightly fell to 7.68 percent from Tuesday's 8.29 percent, but the daily number of infected people    1,865 – is the highest this year. And the mortality rate remained static at 1.53 percent for the last five days which was 1.54 percent in the past few weeks, the DGHS said. The virus infection rate had come down to below 5% on January 19 last. It even had come down to below 3 percent. However, the infection rate soared again on February 9 as it increased to 5.13%.
[ 11th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh recorded 1,018 new Covid 19 cases in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning, showing a sharp rise in the number of daily infections. Seven coronavirus related deaths were reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[ 11th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government is providing the vaccine for free. It signed an agreement with India's Serum Institute for acquiring 30 million doses of the vaccine. The institute will provide five million doses every month between January and June.
[ 10th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The death toll climbed to 8,496 after seven fatalities were recorded in a 24 hour time frame until Wednesday morning, the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said in a press release. It was on January 10, when DGHS recorded a higher single day caseload of 1,071. Since then, the number of daily cases remained below the 900 mark until Tuesday.
[ 10th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The month of March is seeing an upward trend of rising cases day by day. On March 1, 585 new Covid 19 cases were recorded, after almost a month of a lower rate of infections, and on Tuesday, 912 cases were detected. With the number of people testing positive going up, the daily test positivity rate has also risen to 5.98%.
[ 18th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has witnessed a jump in the daily Covid 19 infection rate, with 10.45% of tests conducted in the previous 24 hours coming back positive. The health authorities on Thursday recorded the highest daily infection rate in the last three months. On Wednesday and Tuesday, the daily infection rate stood at 7.68% and 8.29% respectively.
[ 18th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  disclosed the latest figures on Covid 19 in the country through a press release on Thursday afternoon. It said 21,212 samples were collected from suspected Covid 19 patients in the last 24 hours.
[ 18th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  On Monday, the infection rate increased to 9.48%, which was the highest since December 21, when the rate was 9.38%. Meanwhile, Bangladesh recorded its highest daily caseload in over three months as the health authorities reported 2,187 fresh cases in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning.
[ 18th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The last time daily Covid 19 cases crossed the 2,000 mark was on December 9  ( 2,159 ) . With the fresh infections, the number of all confirmed cases so far jumped to 564,939. The country also logged 16 more deaths from Covid 19 in the past 24 hours, taking the number of total fatalities to 8,624.
[ 18th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  As many as 20,925 samples were tested in the 219 authorized labs   government and private   across the country. To date, 4,349,194 tests have been conducted in the country, leading to an overall infection rate of 12.99% so far.
[ 18th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Of the 16 deceased    12 men and four women    13 were from Dhaka division, and one each from Chittagong, Rajshahi and Khulna divisions. All the victims died at different hospitals in the country. So far, 6,521 men  ( 75.61% )  and 2,103 women  ( 24.39% )  have died from Covid 19 across the country. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.53%.
[ 18th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The DGHS said 1,534 people recovered from the disease over the preceding 24 hours. So far, 517,523 patients   91.61% of all infected   have made full recovery across the country.
[ 18th March 2021,Cox's Bazar ]  Since the beginning of the response, the humanitarian community has helped to establish 14 isolation and treatment centres  ( ITCs )  inside the camps and in the surrounding host communities in Cox's Bazar. By the end of 2020, there were over 1,200 beds available between them. The ITCs are equipped to provide care for Bangladeshi and Rohingya COVID 19 patients with mild to severe symptoms.
[ 18th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In addition to the ITCs, there was an urgent need for an intensive care unit  ( ICU ) , with ventilators for the most serious COVID 19 cases. UNHCR helped the National Sadar Hospital in Cox's Bazar open a 38 bed ICU in June 2020. A High Dependency Unit  ( HDU )  was also created to provide care to those recovering from the virus. Funding for 110 staff, medication and all other needs is provided by UNHCR.
[ 18th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  “Bangladesh has shown remarkable solidarity, as well as foresight, in the inclusion of Rohingya refugees in all planning since the beginning of the pandemic, including the ongoing vaccination campaign,' said UNHCR's Dr. Maina.
[ 10th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh on Wednesday completed administering the Covid 19 vaccine to over 4 million people. From February 7 till now, a total 4,118,953 healthcare professionals, frontline fighters, and people aged above 40 years old have been immunized against the deadly virus. They include 2,626,265 men and 1,492,688. A total 872 people have experienced adverse effects.
[ 10th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Till now, a total 1,298,360 people have received the first of the two doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine in the division. Meanwhile, a total 175,170 people have been inoculated in Mymensingh division, 861,346 in Chittagong, 447,501 in Rajshahi, 379,254 in Rangpur, 539,929 in Khulna, 186,621 in Barisal, and 230,772 in Sylhet division.
[ 9th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the same period, 13 more deaths were recorded around the country, taking the total death toll to 8,489. On the other hand, the total number of cases stood at 552,087, according to a daily press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[ 9th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh on Tuesday saw the daily percentage of people testing positive for Covid 19 go up over 5% after a month of a downtrend. The country registered 912 new cases in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning    the highest daily count in nearly two months.
[ 9th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  It was on January 10, when DGHS recorded a higher single day caseload of 1,071. Since then, the number of daily cases remained below the 900 mark until Tuesday. With the number of people testing positive going up, the daily test positivity rate has also risen to 5.13%.
[ 7th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  A year after the first known cases of the Covid  19 were reported in the country, Bangladesh has recorded over half a million infections and nearly 8,500 deaths. In the 24 hours to Sunday morning, 606 new infections were recorded taking the total caseload to 550,330, according to figures released by the health authorities.
[ 5th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Nearly three quarters of married Bangladeshi women have experienced domestic violence in their lives, according to a 2015 study, and COVID 19 has only exacerbated the risk. A recent report highlights the rise in gender based violence  ( GBV ) , particularly intimate partner violence, and child protection issues including child labour and child marriage in both Rohingya and Bangladeshi communities.
[ 8th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The number of new infections shot up to 845 in Bangladesh on Monday after a month of downtrend. The month of March shows an upward trend of rising cases by the day. On Sunday, 606 new coronavirus cases were detected, and on March 1, 585 more infections were recorded, after almost a month of lower rate of infections. In addition, 14 more deaths were recorded in a span of 24 hours, on Monday.
[ 8th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The country's death toll from the virus now stands at 8,476 and the total number of infections at 551,175, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[ 8th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The number of tests also increased on Monday – 16,958, which still points out to the fact that higher testing will show the actual number of infections in the country. On Sunday, 14,092 tests were conducted.
[ 7th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has completed administering the Covid 19 vaccine to over 3.7 million people since the nationwide vaccination began on February 7. A total of 3,789,352 healthcare professionals, front line fighters, and people aged or above 40 years have been inoculated against the deadly virus as of Sunday. Of them, 2,420,853 are men and 1,368,499 women, according to a press release by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) . Among them, 848 people have reported experiencing adverse effects.
[ 5th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  As of Friday, the 7 day moving average of daily deaths in the country stood at 6.57. On February 24, the 7 day moving average went below 10  ( 9.29 ) , for the first time in months ever since death toll went up from May. The rolling average on May 12, last year, stood at 9.57 before skyrocketing. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far still stands at 1.54%.
Refugee:  [ 18th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  About 14,000 refugees were relocated there since December 2020, while the government eventually plans to relocate around 100,000 people. However, questions remain about the suitability and sustainability of the island: it is located about 60 kilometres from the mainland and the only available mode of transport to the mainland is a shuttle managed by the Bangladesh military.
Refugee:  [ 18th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  From a medical perspective, we are very concerned. We understand that only very basic primary healthcare is being provided by local NGOs. As far as we know, secondary and specialist health services are not available. We don't know how patients requiring emergency medical care are transferred to hospital from the island, given the fact that it is a three hour boat ride from the mainland.
[ 22nd March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A fire has broken out in Cox's Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh. The camp is home to over 600,000 people who live in crowded conditions. The blaze is believed to have started in the late afternoon of Monday 22 March. Photos and videos from the site show huge quantities of black smoke and people fleeing the fierce flames. Thousands of refugees have lost their homes. Health centres, distribution points and other facilities have also been affected. The cause of the fire is currently unknown.
[ 5th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  As many as 13,710 samples, including the pending ones, were tested in the 219 authorized labs   government and private   across the country. The health authorities said 676 people recovered from the disease over the preceding 24 hours. So far, 501,144 patients – 91.25% of all infected – have made full recovery across the country.
[ 22nd March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  “Refugees International is deeply saddened by the devastating fire that has destroyed a large part of the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. With at least 50,000 people displaced and an unknown number killed, the true extent of the damage may not be known for some time. Bangladeshi officials and humanitarian workers in the camps will need to prioritize provision of new shelters and services for Rohingya now displaced within the camps, as well as the reunification of the many children reportedly separated from their families in the chaos.
[ 7th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  As of Sunday, the 7 day moving average of daily deaths in the country stood at 7.28. On February 24, the 7 day moving average went below 10  ( 9.29 ) , for the first time in months ever since the death toll went up from May. The rolling average on May 12, last year, stood at 9.57 before skyrocketing. For a 7 day moving average, one has to take the data of the preceding one week, add them up, and divide it by 7. The most common application of a moving average is to identify trend direction.
[ 8th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The health authorities in Bangladesh on Monday inoculated over 117,000 people against the contagious Covid 19 disease. Altogether, 117,148 people were administered their first dose of the vaccine on the day. Of them, 72,358 were men and 44,790 were women, according to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[ 7th March 2 021, Bangladesh ]  The highest number of vaccines was administered in the Dhaka division, while almost all the divisions across the country have lower or equal numbers. Some 39,244 people were vaccinated in the Dhaka division on Sunday. Of them, 22,776 people were vaccinated in the capital city while 16,470 people were vaccinated outside the capital city in the division. Till now total 1,189,498 people have received the first of the two doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine in the division.
[ 18th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Just over a year later, out of almost 30,000 tests conducted in the Rohingya camps, only 400 cases of COVID 19 have been confirmed, resulting in 10 deaths. The reasons for the lower than expected numbers of recorded infections and deaths are not yet clear, but since the start of the pandemic, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and other aid agencies have worked closely with the government and local authorities to come up with a response that includes both refugees and local Bangladeshi communities.
Refugee:  [ 18th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  There has been a sharp deterioration in living conditions in the refugee camps over the past 12 months. The presence of police and the military has increased; at the same time, armed groups have expanded their power base in the camps. As a result, we are hearing about more kidnappings, violence and extortion. The arrival of COVID 19 resulted in more restrictions on the refugees' freedom of movement and on access to the camps for international humanitarian groups. In 2020, services inside the camps were reduced to the bare essentials, and some organizations had to stop working in the camps altogether. In the early months, our teams had limited access, which led to a reduction in the quantity and range of health services we were able to provide to the Rohingya people.
[ 4th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, Bangladesh on Wednesday began moving nearly 4,000 more Rohingya refugees to a remote Bay of Bengal island, officials said, despite complaints from rights groups concerned about the site's vulnerability to storms and flooding. “Today 2,254 Rohingya people arrived and tomorrow  [ Thursday ] , we are expecting 1,700 plus,' navy official Rashed Sattar said from the island on Wednesday.Dhaka has relocated more than 10,000 people to the island of Bhasan Char since early December from border camps where more than a million refugees live in ramshackle huts perched on hillsides.
[ 4th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government has dismissed safety concerns about the island, citing the building of flood defences as well as housing for 100,000 people, hospitals and cyclone shelters. It also says overcrowding in refugee camps fuels crime, while some Rohingya said frequent violence in the camps had driven them to relocate. Once they arrive on Bhasan Char, the Rohingya are not allowed to leave the island, which is several hours' journey from the southern port of Chittagong.
[ 14th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  As part of the ICRC's on the job training, hospital staff learn about the different components of the medical waste management process: identification of the different types of medical waste; segregation of medical waste according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recommended colour code; transportation of medical waste from the wards/nursing stations to the medical waste facility; the treatment and final safe disposal of medical waste.
[ 25th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The administering of first dose will remain suspended from April 26 DGHS has said on 25 April 2021. Directorate General of Health Services DG Prof ABM Alam assured that Bangladesh will get 2.1 million doses of vaccine by the first week of May. So far, 5,798,880 people have received the first dose and 2,155,296 have got their second jab, according to the official figures.
[ 23rd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  1,823 coronavirus deaths in April. April has been the deadliest month since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic with 1,823 deaths and 124,935 new cases recorded in the last 23 days.
[ 20th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Only 35 of the 200 had to be hospitalized for treatment and rest of them took treatment from home. The primary symptoms of coronavirus attack are fever, sneezing and cough. The most notable symptom is shortness of breath. Most patients die from these respiratory and lung infections. However, the patients in this study showed these symptoms in a limited scale.
The positive side of the study is that only one in 200 infected patients needed to be admitted to the ICU and died after six days. Studies have shown that those who had shortness of breath, did not show symptoms more than five days on average. Their average oxygen saturation rate was 96.8%. In this regard, the head of the research team, CVASU VC Prof Gautam Buddha Das said that the research has shown that people get infected even after vaccination but the risk of death is reduced. Only one in 200 infected people died after taking the first dose of the vaccine. This rate is 0.5%. However, others who take the first dose of the vaccine are better now, he added.
[ 25th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the first 24 days of April, the country saw 2,007 deaths and 130,545 new cases. The virus claimed 568 lives in January this year, 281 in February and 638 in March.
[ 23rd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Between April 16 and 19, the country recorded over 100 deaths breaking previous daily records. Bangladesh saw 91, 95 and 98 Covid related deaths on April 20, 21 and 22 respectively.
[ 23rd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The coronavirus death toll now stands at 10,869 with the mortality rate slightly rising to 1.47 percent after staying at 1.46 for the last two days. Meanwhile, the daily infection rate fell to 14 percent from Thursday's 14.63 percent.
[ 20th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The students themselves were incredibly proactive in finding ways to address the issues of internet connectivity and their data expiring. They shared phones, took photos of assignments and had other students upload them online, as well as found hotspots to access the internet if they didn't have it available at their homes. This spirit of solidarity enabled many to cope with the inevitable technological problems posed by remote education.
[ 25th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Between April 16 and 19, the country recorded over 100 deaths, breaking all previous records. The country registered 91, 95 and 98 Covid related deaths on April 20, 21 and 22. On April 23 and 24, the number fell to 88 and 83.
[ 25 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The surge of covid infections prompted the government to go for a lockdown from early April but it failed to achieve the intended result. From April 11, the government imposed a 'stricter lockdown' and later extended it up to April 28. But shops and shopping malls have been reopened from 25th and the transport minister hinted at resuming public transport soon.
[ 23rd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Coronavirus deaths now stand at 10,781 with a mortality rate of 1.46 percent, according to Directorate General of Health Services. The daily infection rate fell to 14.63 percent from 21 April 2021's 15.07 percent.
[ 23rd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has so far tested 5,303,008 samples, including 25,896 in the last 24 hours.
[ 23rd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  On 19th April 2021, the country broke all the previous records of Covid 19 deaths registering 112 fatalities. It saw over 100 deaths on 16th, 17th and 18th of April 2021.
[ 23rd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  A countrywide vaccination drive, launched on Feb 7, is underway. So far, 5,778,686 people have received the first dose and 1,967,975 have got their second jab, according to official figures.
[ 25th April 2021 Bangladesh ]  The surge in Covid infections prompted the government to go for a lockdown from early April but it turned out to be lax and loose. From April 11, the government imposed a ‘stricter lockdown' and later extended it up to April 28. On April 23, the government allowed shopping malls to reopen from April 25.
[ 27th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  In a notification on 27th April 2021, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh  ( CAAB )  said that from April 29 to May 5, the airlines of the countries that had already been permitted to operate flights under special consideration would continue to do so in compliance with the previously issued directives. The countries are Bangladesh, Bahrain, China, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Singapore, Qatar, and the UAE. Flights to and from any other country are prohibited.
[ 27 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Airlines shall only issue boarding passes to the incoming passengers after being confirmed about the availability of seats at government facilities for institutional quarantine or passengers have the proof of hotel reservation for institutional quarantine, the Dhaka Tribune, a CAAB official said. If seats are not available at government facilities, the passenger shall be boarded on the flight only after ensuring the confirmation of hotel reservation, he added. “Airlines are responsible to ensure seats for institutional quarantine from airport health department through their local agents,' he said.
[ 27 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  At the same time, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, US Bangla Airlines, and Novoair have been allowed to continue their flight operations approved under special consideration through adhering to the earlier conditions during the period. Talking to Dhaka Tribune, a CAAB official, while seeking anonymity, said that resident permit/visa holders of – Bahrain, China, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Singapore, Qatar, and the UAE – are only allowed to come to Bangladesh. Transit passengers from any other country cannot enter the country without having valid a NOC from Foreign Ministry. However, there are no such restrictions for outbound passengers from Dhaka to other countries
It is also crucial to address and correct rumors and misinformation quickly through rumor tracking mechanisms. The effective dissemination of messages to all calls for the broad engagement of different groups, including religious leaders and refugees participating in camp governance structures and non formal mechanisms.
As of 16 August 2020, 13 Severe Acute Respiratory Illness Isolation and Treatment Centres  ( SARI ITCs )  are active and can receive patients. The Intensive Care Unit/High Dependency Unit facility at Sadar Hospital with ten Intensive Care Units  ( ICU )  and eight high dependency unit  ( HDU )  beds is also operational. There are 490 SARI ITC beds with additional 279 on stand by and 34 isolation beds in the camps.
Many areas remain inaccessible due to damage to roads, bridges, railways and airports. The most urgent needs for children are clean water, hygiene supplies to prevent the spread of disease, food supplies and safe places in evacuation centres for children to play.
Although the flood situation at northern region remains relatively unchanged, but many areas in the central region of the country getting severely affected by water flowing towards downstream partnered by consistent weeklong heavy rainfall. The highest rainfall recorded 180 mm at Lallakhal water station in last 24 hours. An acute shortage of drinking water, food and toilet facilities have been reported as immediate needs by different study.
The emergence of COVID 19 has exacerbated pre existing protection risks for refugees and host communities alike due to the socio economic impact of the virus. It is therefore essential to sustain the pre existing protection response, while tailoring it to address the additional impact of the pandemic on the overall protection environment. The disruption of protection services, the closure of community centres, child friendly spaces, and learning centres exposes individuals to additional social and legal protection risks that require tailored responses in the context of the pandemic.
A probabilistic forecast from FFWC predicts that, the flood situation will start improving after 24 hours at Kurigram, Gaibandha, Bogura, Jamalpur, Natore, Sirajajganj, Tangail, Naogaon and Brahmanbaria. Besides, flood situation will remain stable at Manikganj, Munshiganj, Faridpur, Madaripur, Chandpur, Rajbari, Shariotpur, Dhaka and Narayanganj.
Between 06 12 August 2020,COVID 19 prevention message reached 119 664 people during 52 730 neighbourhood based through CwC partners. Another 89 879 people were engaged in 11 172 communication sessions conducted by religious leaders.
Child protection risks amongst the Rohingya refugee population, 54 percent of whom are children, were already of paramount concern due to displacement, conditions in the camps and limited services. Prior to the COVID 19 pandemic, refugee children were susceptible to abuse, exploitation, neglect and violence, including sexual and gender based violence. Child marriage, kidnapping and abduction, as well as severe psychosocial trauma were, and continue impact on the protection and well being Rohingya children and remain priority issues.
Unaccompanied and separated children are more exposed to these protection challenges and, in the context of COVID 19, the risk separation of children from their caregivers, either temporarily or permanently due to treatment or death, is heightened. The need to mitigate and prevent these risks for children, as well as to respond to individual child protection cases, is urgent.
On April 8, 2020, the government forbade anyone from leaving or entering the district – and blocked access to the camps for most humanitarian aid workers  ( with the exception of government aid workers ) . Police and soldiers imposed roadblocks, stopping an estimated 80 percent of aid workers from entering and leaving the camps
Rohingya communities in both Bangladesh and Myanmar are served by an overburdened heath care system that lacks adequate equipment, human resources and space to address a COVID 19 pandemic
BLI has been visited House to House to reach every learners to share caregiver led learning guidelines with parents, community members, Protection staff have been requested to pass on key messages for care led education for inquiries related to education. In addition, phone messages have been created for Burmese language facilitators on caregiver led home learning guidelines to communicate to caregivers.
In the Kutupalong site, there are just 0.31 physicians and 0.12 nurses per 1,000 people.12 Months after the first cases were reported, serious questions remain regarding the camps' ability to isolate and test Rohingya refugees, with some refugees reporting that isolation is occurring in the absence of testing and that basic hygiene supplies remain hard to come by
UNICEF is on the ground working in close coordination with respective governments and humanitarian partners to scale up its responses and support the immediate needs of affected children and their families, but the response is complicated by the COVID 19 pandemic and the associated containment and prevention efforts. Measures such as physical distancing and handwashing need to be observed in order to minimize the risk of infections among affected populations, especially those in emergency shelters.
Even for a region that is all too familiar with the devastating impact of extreme weather, the recent heavy monsoon rains, rising floods and continued landslides are creating a perfect storm for children and families affected,' said Jean Gough, UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia. “The COVID 19 pandemic and containment and prevention measures add an additional complication to the mix, as COVID 19 cases are accelerating in some of the affected areas,' she added.
Which create new risks with respect to COVID 19: Rohingya communities in both Cox's Bazar and Myanmar's Rakhine State have been subject to internet blockades by the Bangladeshi and Myanmar government since 2019. The lack of internet communication leaves the population without access to medical guidance and severely hampers the community's ability to communicate to the outside world.
The fall out from the COVID 19 pandemic is being compounded by climate change and extreme weather events and are arguably the biggest issues affecting children in South Asia right now," said Jean Gough. "Immediate support, more resources and innovative programmes are urgently needed to address the challenges that these threats represent to the region's children.
In Bangladesh alone, more than 2.4 million people are estimated to be affected by flooding, including around 1.3 million children. More than half a million  ( 548,816 )  families have lost their homes. The flooding has come at a time when Bangladesh is still recovering from Cyclone Amphan, and its already stretched emergency and health response systems are working hard to contain the spread of the COVID 19 virus. The country now has over 210,000 confirmed cases.
UNICEF is working closely with government partners, who are leading the flood response, and NGOs to provide urgently needed water, sanitation and hygiene supplies to children and communities in need. UNICEF is also actively engaged in supporting a comprehensive outbreak response across the country.
Partners have used the Rohingya Women and Adolescent Empower Association  ( RWAEA )  centers for training as well as mask making using 58 sewing machines.
The Rohingya refugee camps had 100 functional isolation beds at the onset of the pandemic, which is insufficient to meet the expected demand to treat expected severe cases of COVID 19, and no facilities exist in the camps to treat those in need of critical care. Severe acute respiratory infection  ( SARI )  facilities require increased human resources and appropriate equipment including oxygen and personal protective equipment  ( PPE ) .
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  For host communities, financial constraints are the main challenge to, and impact of, following preventive measures. Loss of income has left many poorer households and individuals unable to purchase the necessary equipment.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  The containment measures and movement restrictions have impeded overall access to services, although greater difficulties were reported for women, girls, persons with disabilities and transgender persons. Movement restrictions, safety risks, limited transportation and controlled mobility were cited as some of the barriers faced by women and girls to access services since the COVID 19 outbreak
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  However, with COVID 19 restrictions and a reduced presence of actors in the camps, this has stopped, potentially contributing to the reported increase in early, forced and child marriage among the Rohingya, a practice that has been clearly reported as a coping mechanism by other studies.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Increase awareness sessions and guidance for parents/ caregivers on ways to help children and adolescents of both sexes with home based learning, prioritizing time for girls to learn and for preventing early, forced and child marriage, the negative psychosocial impacts of COVID 19 restrictions, the increased domestic responsibilities for girls and school dropouts.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  The lack of support for at home learning will likely lead to many adolescent boys and girls dropping out, although the increase in unpaid care work and the low valued placed on girls' education will place adolescent girls in a worse situation.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Cox's Bazar has a high level of child labour, with 8% of households in host communities reporting at least one child working. The lack of support for at home learning, combined with the adverse impact of the containment measures on livelihoods and the increase in unpaid care work is likely to push adolescent boys and girls to drop out permanently to help their families.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Access to food assistance has been insufficient for Rohingya refugees, particularly single mothers, households headed by persons with disabilities, pregnant and lactating women, the elderly and children.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Immediately improve food distribution mechanisms, as well as community feedback and reporting mechanisms related to this, to reach the most vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, the elderly, single mothers, and transgender persons by ensuring distribution modalities are safe, accessible, and nondiscriminatory.
As of 31 July, WHO reported over 3,361 cases of COVID 19 in Cox's Bazar. Over 70 refugees have tested positive for COVID 19, and six have sadly died to date. Some 39 refugees are in quarantine
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Income generating/self reliance activities need to increase and engage the most vulnerable in camps and host communities, including women, especially single mothers and female heads of household, female sex workers, transgender persons and families with dependent children/persons with disabilities
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Rohingya women and men both overwhelmingly reported an inability to access enough food for themselves and their families due to the disruptions caused by COVID 19. Three quarters of women  ( 76% )  and men  ( 74% )  reported changes in distribution networks and market prices since the COVID 19 outbreak.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  According to the Cox's Bazar District Administration, over 700,000 people are assumed to have lost their jobs due to the restrictions. Livelihoods were reported to be a priority need by 62% and 5% of Rohingya men and women respectively, and by 86% and 90% of host community men and women.
Household food security and livelihood severely impacted. Household food availability and utilization of food is challenged along with economic and physical access to food. Livelihoods opportunities are already impacted by COVID 19 which is further impacted by the sever monsoon floods. Children suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition must receive urgent nutrition assistance.
Strengthen the COVID 19 active case finding and contact tracing, especially in the areas close to flood shelters. Strengthen health education activities in the flood affected areas particularly on personal hygiene and physical distancing while ensuring these services are accessible to different types of persons with disabilities.
The Rapid Gender Analysis of the impacts of COVID 19 informs of the gendered impacts of the pandemic in Bangladesh. Ensuring that vulnerable women are accessing relief services and relief packages is a must. So is the needto facilitate women's meaningful participation in key consultative structures for decision making and planning processes for the response  ( re. UN Women's Adapting to COVID 19 checklist for gender responsive humanitarian programming ) .
Key Child Protection Concerns re: COVID and Monsoon floods in these areas – ▪ Families and children in shelters with increased protection risks ▪ Large numbers of children living on the streets who have been placed in shelter and are unaccompanied ▪ Large numbers of children in institutions ▪ Potential for death and injury due to fallen debris and damage ▪ 89% violent discipline used ▪ Increases in GBV and IPV ▪ High levels of hazardous child labour including in fisheries and on ports ▪ These locations are human trafficking hubs
All vulnerable groups, particularly pregnant women, adolescent girls, transgender, female sex workers, elderly women, female with disabilities are disproportionately affected by the dual impact of flood and COVID 19 pandemic.
Distribution of dignity kits and menstrual health management kits to women and adolescent girls to mitigate GBV risks and reinstate dignity, while being provided with essential information on GBV, sexual and reproductive health and COVID 19 risk mitigation.
LSP 3: Community behavior change through hygiene promotion and risk communication. ▪ Hygiene promotion awareness sessions in the context of COVID 19  ( emphasizing hand washing with soap )  ▪ Behavior change communication for community led water safety plans to ensure adequate hygienic water sources, handling and storage. ▪ Hygiene awareness campaign with the use of mikes for limiting the risk of COVID 19 transmission. ▪ Hygiene Kits distribution with dignity kits
Three years since hundreds of thousands fled violence and persecution in Myanmar, Rohingya refugee children and families in Cox's Bazar District of Bangladesh are now facing new challenges. In spite of incredibly difficult circumstances, the refugee population is actively participating in response efforts to prevent and manage the threat of COVID 19 in the camps.
Due to the complexity of the response to the COVID 19 pandemic in Bangladesh, there is a need to strengthen coordination, information management and analysis capacity related to  ( 1 )  joint assessment and reporting tools;  ( 2 )  cash and voucher assistance;  ( 3 )  community engagement efforts and  ( 4 )  coordination at local level and localization; and  ( 5 )  monitoring and evaluation.
COVID 19 continues to disrupt life for more than 460,000 Rohingya refugee children living in Cox's Bazar District. Education facilities in the camps have been closed since March as is the case in the rest of the country. Around 315,000 Rohingya refugee children and adolescents have been out of their learning centres.
Handwashing facilities are scarce, and as a result, maintaining safe hygiene practices and COVID 19 infection prevention and control is hampered.
[ 29 30 Mrach 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The devastating fire in the Kutupalong Balukhali camps have destroyed over 12,000 shelters and thousands of key facilities. All infrastructure in the areas affected will need to be rebuilt or repaired intensively.
[ 2 September 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Child friendly and women friendly spaces remain closed due to COVID 19 restrictions, thereby preventing individual counselling, midwifery support and family planning/reproductive health activities
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Female sex workers reported a significant decrease in income due to movement restrictions, which hinder them from meeting their clients and has reduced the total number of potential clients. Moreover, many potential clients have also lost their source of income and can no longer pay for their services; the five sex workers interviewed all mentioned being forced to accept lower prices for the same services.
[ 2 September 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Ongoing COVID 19 restrictions are delaying the repair of learning centres damaged by the monsoons in the camps.
The prolonged monsoon floods, which is predicted to be as devastating as that of 1988/98, on top of the ongoing COVID 19 crisis has been particularly devastating for the flood affected population. Disruptions of the economic and social activity is high for unions with high displacement rate; 93% of the unions witnessed disruption in income generating and social activities. As per primary data, 24% unions have more than 40% of the people displaced and staying in shelters and makeshift shelter spaces, living in a congested environment, increasing the risk of COVID 19 spread.
From the COVID 19 analysis in May it is observed that the psychosocial sufferings among women has sharply increased. This is still significantly high – around 52% due to flood distress, as shown in Figure 1.
• 3,312 partial shelter repair and replacement kits distributed. 32 transitional shelters have been constructed.
1,401 Rohingya households with older persons without caretakers that received home deliveries of nonfood items in line with COVID 19 mitigation measures.
Congruent with global trends, the pandemic in Bangladesh is negatively affecting the overall protection environment. Mitigating the short and longer term social protection consequences of the pandemic and ensuring ways to safeguard the resilience and psychosocial well being of communities, whilst ensuring that protection and humanitarian space does not contract is a key priority for the Operation.
[ 3rd August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: However continuing rains flooding have affected service delivery at different sites. Some refugees have faced difficulties accessing nutrition services due to poor road conditions. In the host community, nutrition services are suspended at three of the 129 clinics due to flooding.
[ 3rd August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Rain initially affected 10 of 21 WFP e voucher outlets from which refugee households collect their monthly food entitlement. All outlets were repaired by the morning of 30 July, however ongoing rain may cause additional issues.
[ Sept 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  71 cases  ( 27 suspected and 44 confirmed )  have been successfully assisted by IOM's health teams
Christian Aid continues to cal l upon the governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh to ensure that any return or relocation is voluntary, safe, and with dignity, promoting the protection of and respecting the rights of refugees, internally displaced persons and host communities, preventing forced displacement and offering durable solutions in line with the UN General Assembly's 2018 Global Compact on Refugees5 , and the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement6 . However, it is time for other States to share the responsibility towards the Rohingya people by not only stepping up efforts to meet the funding requirements for 2020, but by providing sanctuary.
This will need to forecast medium to long term risks and consequently funds for scaling up disaster risk management and resilience for communities whose resources have been depleted by the virus and who are facing increased risks associated with escalating conflicts or natural hazards such as increasingly climate induced flood, cyclones and droughts.
From early April until 23 August 2020, a total of 33 148 laboratory tests for COVID 19 have been conducted in the laboratory, of which 27 790 from Cox's Bazar district. The remainder are from Bandarban and Chittagong districts.
Testing in the camps has increased significantly as a result of the efforts of 1,400 refugee community health volunteers who are involved in an enhanced community based surveillance initiative and offering targeted counselling for refugees identified with COVID like symptoms, including on testing.
Updating refugees' documentation and records has been delayed due to COVID 19 lockdown measures and began affecting refugees' access to basic assistance.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Rohingya youth volunteers reported an increase in the marriage rate for girls below 18 years. Boys also seem to be at risk. As pointed out in the first RGA, the closure of temporary learning centres and schools, the partial closure of child friendly centres, except for individual case management and counselling services, and increased household tensions are leaving children and adolescents at a greater risk of abuse, neglect and violence.