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[ 12 April 2021, Bangladesh ] According to DGHS, as of 11 April 2021, the country's current institutional quarantine capacity is represented by 629 centres across the 64 districts, receiving 31 991 persons. A total of 54 161 individuals were placed in quarantine facilities, and 49 292  ( 91% )  of them have already been released. Over the same period, a total of 111 131 individuals were isolated in designated health facilities, and 95 571  ( 86% )  of them were released.
[ 12 April 2021, Bangladesh ] During the reporting week, fourteen  ( 14 )  positive case  ( 12 travelled from India, 1 from Saudi Arabia and 1 from Oman )  was identified at the IHR designated PoEs  ( Benapole Land port & Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport )  of the country. Out of individuals sent to Institutional Quarantine after passenger screening at active PoEs during the week, 35% travelled from Russia, 35% from Lebanon, 29% from Congo, and the remaining 1% from India, UK and Bahrain.
[ 12 April 2021, Bangladesh ] Case Management and Infection Prevention & Control: According to DGHS, as of 11 April 2021, there are 10 364 general beds dedicated to COVID 19 treatment countrywide, 52.9%  ( 5 484 )  of which are occupied. 38.8% of the dedicated general beds are in Dhaka City, 88.5%  ( 3 562/4 023 )  are occupied. There are 672 dedicated ICU beds in the country, of which 78.9%  ( 530 )  are occupied. 56.1% of the dedicated ICU beds are in Dhaka City, of which 98.1%  ( 370/377 )  were occupied at the same cut off time.
[ 14th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  In other words, 137 out of 142 beds for coronavirus patients in the 10 government hospitals in Dhaka listed by the Health Department are occupied, and only five beds are vacant. On the other hand, the private hospitals listed by the department have a total of 357 ICU beds for coronavirus patients. Of these, 350 beds are occupied by patients and only seven beds are empty. According to the Department of Health, there are a total of 792 ICU beds for coronavirus patients all over the country. Of these, 655 beds are occupied and 137 beds are vacant.
[ 12 April 2021, Bangladesh ] In the epi week 14, the Mymensingh division has the highest growth of weekly new cases, 121.9%  ( 375 this week and 169 in the week before ) , followed by Barishal 114.5%  ( 961 and 448 respectively )  and Rajshahi 73.7%  ( 1 254 and 722 respectively ) . The Dhaka division reported the highest number  ( 37 195 )  of new cases, 86 new cases per 100 000/week with an increase of 6.2%; and the Rangpur division reported the lowest number  ( 357 )  of new cases, 2 new cases per 100 000/week, with an increase of 55.2% compared to last week.
[ 2 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh entered a week long "strict lockdown" early Thursday to tackle the rising tide of Covid 19 cases and fatalities. Bangladesh has so far tested 664,0982 samples.
[ 15 April 2021, Bangladesh ] The government has enforced a fresh strict lockdown for eight days from Wednesday in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus.Under the fresh lockdown all government, semi government, autonomous, private offices and financial institutions will remain closed but the officers and employees will have to stay in their respective work stations. The Cabinet division issued a notification in this regard on Monday. The lockdown will remain in force from 6 am Wednesday  ( April 14 )  till April 21 midnight.
[ 15 April 2021, Bangladesh ] After registering more than 7,000 daily new coronavirus cases for the past few days, the number of infections fell significantly during the last several days. Health authorities announced 4,192 new cases in a 24 hour period until the morning, according to a handout of the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) . Bangladesh's daily infection rate rose to 21 percent, up from 20.89 percent on Wednesday. The number of confirmed Covid 19 cases now stands at 707,362. So far, 591,299 patients  ( 84.09 percent ) , including 5,333 in the last 24 hours, have recovered.
[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  The law enforcers were seen working tirelessly to ensure that the lockdown is properly enforced and the people abide by the Covid health safety guidelines while discharging duty at the key checkpoints in Dhaka and elsewhere. Police and Rapid Action Battalion  ( RAB )  members questioned the people why they had come out of their homes. Those failing to show the “movement pass' or any valid reason were fined.
[ 11 April 2021, Bangladesh ] Irrespective of the COVID 19 vaccination and unless otherwise relaxed by the competent authority, all passenger coming/leaving Bangladesh by the flights mentioned in paragraph 2 above, shall mandatorily possess PCR based COVID 19 negative certificate. The PCR test shall be done within 72 hours of the flights departure time. Passengers coming by the flights cleared under special consideration shall strictly have to complete a 14 days institutional quarantine at government nominated facilities or at hotels on passengers own expenses.
[ 14th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  These projects will help vaccinate about one third of the population, attract direct private investment in specialized economic zones and expand as well as upgrade the electronic government procurement system.*"These financings will help Bangladesh provide vaccination to mass people and thus help the economy to turn around and remain resilient," *said Fatima Yasmin, Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Government of Bangladesh.
[ 28th Apr 2021, Bangladesh ] Bangladesh reported 78 more coronavirus related deaths and 3,031 new cases on Tuesday morning, showing a downtrend in both the death toll and caseload. The country witnessed over 100 deaths daily from April 16 to 19 and on April 25 as the second wave of the virus hit Bangladesh
[ 11 April 2021, Bangladesh ] Medevac, humanitarian/Relief, Cargo, Technical Landing  ( for refueling only )  and the flights cleared under special consideration shall remain out of the preview of this suspension. standard disinfection, sanitization and social distancing procedure, procedure, published by CAAB or other competent authority of the government, for the passenger, crew, equipment and aircraft  ( inflight or on ground )  shall strictly to be maintained/followed for such flights.
[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has the third lowest number of Covid 19 deaths per million among the eight countries of the region   60 persons. However, in terms of the number of total deaths, Bangladesh, a country with a population of over 165 million, is one of the top three worst hit countries in South Asia. From 0.57, the lowest ever, in the third week of March 2020, the seven day rolling average of Covid 19 deaths jumped to 80 yesterday.
[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Besides, a number of journalists, who are also identified as frontline workers, claimed that they had also been harassed by the police while carrying out duties.
[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: What is bought? Vegetables and fish of their preference are the food items most frequently bought by households who report selling assistance. Rice, potatoes and spices are also purchased
[ 12  18 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The weekly English and Bangla radio script on COVID 19 update was aired through Bangladesh Betar 100.8 fm and Community Radio Naf 99.2 fm.
[ April 20 2021, Bangladesh ] Besides, 4,559 people got infected by the deadly virus during the period, said a handout of the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) . On Monday, the country had broken all the previous records of Covid 19 deaths registering 112 fatalities. The latest figure pushed up the death tally to 10,588 with a mortality rate of 1.45 percent.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Moreover, 40% of children aged 6 to 59 months were reportedly not enrolled in nutrition feeding programmes, with a lack of effective communication and awareness of such programmes and their benefits possibly being one explanatory factor.
5th   11th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: As of 11 April 2021, 6,693 cases and 75 deaths have been reported from the host community in Cox's Bazar; A total of 453 new cases were recorded among the host community from 5 – 11 April 2021. As of epidemiology week 14  ( 5  11 April 2021 ) , there are 465 confirmed cases of COVID 19  ( SARS CoV 2 )  detected among the Rohingya refugees from 35,793 samples tested since the beginning of the outbreak.
[ 19th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has recorded the highest ever deaths yet again for the fourth consecutive day with 112 deaths over the span of 24 hours. At the same time, another 4,271 people have been infected taking the total number of cases in the country to 723,221. The latest figures were published by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  via a press release on Monday.
[ 12 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  With reference to the above and due to the deterioration of the COVID 19 situation the following restrictions have been imposed from 6:00am on 14 April to the mid night on 21 April 2021: a )  All government/ semi government/ autonomous and private offices/ financial institutions will remain closed and all officials employees will remain at their respective duty stations. However, air, naval, sea and land ports and their related offices will be out of this purview; b )  Bangladesh Supreme Court will issue necessary instructions for the courts; c )  All kinds of transport  ( road, waterway, railway and domestic and international flights )  will be suspended. However, it will not be effective for the transports carrying essential goods, production system and emergency services; d )  The industries/factories will continue production maintaining the health guidelines/ rules. The management of the industries/factories will ensure the transportation  ( up and down )  of their own workers by their own transport arrangements; e )  Offices, employees and vehicles of security services and emergency services such as, agricultural materials  ( fertilizer, seeds, pesticides, agricultural equipment, etc. ) , transportation of food grains and food items, relief distribution, health services, COVID 19 vaccination, electricity, water, gas/fuel, fire service, port  ( land, river port and sea port )  activities, telephone and internet  ( government private ) , media  ( print and electronic media ) , private security measures, postal services and other essential goods and services will out of this restriction; f )  No one can go out of the house except in an emergency  ( i.e. buying medicine and essential items, treatment, burial of dead body / funeral, etc. ) . However, movement for COVID 19 vaccination will be allowed upon presentation of the vaccination card; g )  Food shop and hotel / restaurant could sale / supply  ( takeaway/online )  food from 12.00pm to 7.00pm and 12.00am to 6.00am only. Other shops including shopping malls will remain closed; h )  Buying and selling of kitchen market and essentials goods will be allowed in the open places from 9.00am to 3.00pm maintaining heath guidelines. Market authority and local administration will ensure the matter; i )  The concerned district administration will coordinate the transportation of agricultural labours to cut Boro paddy on urgency; j )  The district and field administration will implement the above directives throughout the country and law enforcing agency will strengthen regular patrolling. k )  The Director General of Heath Services will delegate necessary power to district administration and police department to take legal action on his / her behalf. l )  The Ministry of Religious Affairs will issue directives about assembling to offer Jumma and Tarabi prayers following the heath guidelines. m )  Concerned Ministry / Division could issue supplementary directive, if needed, to implement the above mentioned directives.
[ 19th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  In Dhaka division, 71 deaths were recorded over the last 24 hours. Nineteen died in Chittagong division, 10 in Khulna, five in Rajshahi, three in Sylhet, two in Rangpur, and one each in Barisal and Mymensingh divisions. Sixty four of the deceased patients were aged above 60, 26 between 51 60, 12 between 41 50, and 10 aged between 31 40.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Households that were more vulnerable pre COVID 19 are likely to also have been most vulnerable to the secondary impacts of the COVID 19 outbreak, including female headed households or households without a working age or adult male, households with persons with disability  ( PWDs ) , and large households or households with high dependency ratios.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Moreover, additional information on the impact of the lockdown on levels of security, protection related incidents and their impacts on household and individual well being is required to be able to effectively counter negative trends. Furthermore, a better understanding of the impacts of the COVID 19 outbreak and associated containment measures on the most vulnerable households may help more effectively alleviate those. Both will require restored access to camps and carefully designed in person data collection.
[ 8th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  The DGHS has decided to provide the second dose from April 8 as the nationwide inoculation was started on February 7. Though initially it was decided that the second dose would be provided four weeks after inoculating with the first dose, later the gap was changed to eight weeks.
[ 12 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  BIGD in collaboration with SDP has conducted a number of studies identifying the sustained beneficial impact of skills training on women's economic independence. Speaking on the possible interventions, a panel of development professionals shared their insights, highlighted the importance of adopting proper implementation strategies, and stressed that the evidence based findings from different relevant studies need to be taken into view in building a resilient ecosystem for women in the area of skills development.
[ 3 December 2020, Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar ]  RECOMMENDATIONS: Agree on joint efforts and messaging to influence the national authorities, notably about the complicated administrative process for foreign donation forms and the negative impact that this has on programme planning and delivery, but also about the definition of essential needs and authorised activities.
[ 13th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has already received 2.5 million Moderna vaccine doses under the Covax initiative, added the foreign minister. Bangladesh has already received 1.1 million Sinopharm jabs from China as a gift. The minister had earlier said that Bangladesh was in a good position as the government had ensured a line up for receiving vaccine consignments from a number of sources. He said there will be no vaccine crisis and the vaccination program will continue uninterruptedly.
[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Other experts urged parents to step in and use the opportunity to enhance family bonding with their children. Dr Khairul Bashar of Manikganj Sadar Hospital said that cutting off from the rest of the community for a long time usually has a detrimental impact on the psychological well being of children.
[ 12  18 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  During week 27  ( 05  11 July 2021 ) , 01 suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Infection  ( SARI )  death was recorded; the sum increased to 54 in 2021. All deaths were investigated by RIRT as a part of COVID 19 response and of these, 09 came out as probable COVID 19 deaths.
[ 12 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  To bring change in the sector, Joydeep presented SDP's incremental approaches   enterprise development training, entrepreneurship training, employability training, classroom training and apprenticeship training. The presentation recommended more awareness about skills training both at the individual and household level, access to the labour market through skills training, raising awareness to change perception towards women, enabling a women friendly environment in the labour market, and access to jobs and retention to improve the scenario.
[ 12  18 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  In response to high proportion  ( ~80% )  of mild cases isolated in the SARI ITCs for the last few weeks, an alternative of home  based Isolation for mild cases' management was discussed with authorities. So far, such an alternative is not endorsed by authorities for the Rohingya population, although it is noted in national clinical case management guidelines.
[ 3rd August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Many families have been evacuated to safe shelters but approximately three hundred thousand people are suffering from lack of food and clean water. For most communities in Cox's Bazar who rely on agriculture, it will be difficult to overcome the aftermath of the floods. As water level continues to rise, many areas become inaccessible. Although relief assistance is provided in different levels, there are communities who cannot reach distribution points.
[ 12  18 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  A COVID 19 vaccination campaign for Rohingya refugees >55 years will be taking place from 10 August 2021 starting with community leaders >55 years, followed by all persons over 55 years in the Rohingya camps. As a part of the preparedness, a mapping exercise of responsible Human Resources  ( HR )  and facility preparedness has been recently completed.
[ 13th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The country will go under another session of strict lockdown from July 23 after an interval for Eid ul Azha celebrations. The ongoing restrictions will be eased from midnight on Wednesday to 6am on July 23 to allow pre Eid business and trade, ease homebound journeys and purchase of sacrificial cattle. Keeping other forms of restrictions in place, the government has decided to shut down all factories, including the export oriented garment industry, during the post Eid lockdown.
[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Allegations were also made regarding lack of adherence to health directives and related protocols inside the factories, not to mention an overall lack of necessary arrangements in many factories. “They are forced to go to work on foot to save their jobs. The government instructed factories to arrange transportation for their workers using their own resources, but not a single factory followed that instruction,' Akhter also said.
[ 12 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  ILO programme officer  ( M&E )  for Skills 21 Project Tahmid Arif said, “Changing mindset is crucial not only for skills training of female youths, but also for their employment. Conducting training is not enough. We also need to make sure those who receive training also get an employment opportunity and the opportunity has to be sustainable.'
Between 8 March 2020 and 11 July 2021, according to the DGHS Press Release <https://corona.gov.bd/press release> there were one million twenty one thousand one hundred eighty nine  ( 1 021 189 )  COVID 19 cases confirmed by RTPCR, GeneXpert, and Rapid Antigen tests including sixteen thousand four hundred nineteen  ( 16 419 )  related deaths  ( CFR 1.61% ) . Bangladesh is among the top 29 countries and accounts for 0.55% of the COVID 19 cases of the world.
[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Industry insiders said that although the first day of the lockdown was a government holiday, Pohela Boishakh, the second day witnessed several industrial establishments remaining open. As part of the precautionary measures to maintain social distance, some factories have fixed the arrival and departure times of workers in four to six stages.
[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  "But good parenting skills become particularly crucial when children are confined to their homes. Home confinement could offer a good opportunity to enhance the interaction between parents and children. “With the right parenting approaches, family bonds can be strengthened," he added Prof Noor Muhammad, chairman of psychology at Jagannath University, recommended reading more books instead of overusing electronic devices. "The government can introduce tele counselling services by specialists during this pandemic,' he added.
[ 13th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  During the easy go nine days, public transports will operate on a limited scale while shops, stores and malls will be allowed to open through maintaining health guidelines. Cattle markets will be allowed to operate across the country. Government offices have been told to operate virtually, but private organizations will remain closed.
[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  The government issued a gazette notification announcing a set of restrictions to be followed during the nationwide weeklong strict lockdown starting from April 14 to curb the staggering Covid 19 surge. The government agreed to let factories remain open on the condition that health and hygiene rules will be followed strictly and transportation will be arranged for the workers.
[ 16th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  The second wave of Covid 19 has hit hard. The daily death rate was broken on April 13 when 83 people died of the novel coronavirus. 7,219 tested positive over the same time, taking the total number of infections to 691,957 in the country.
[ 7th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The DGHS said it has the capacity to provide 210 220 tonnes of liquid oxygen daily. But experts and media reports estimate that the daily demand for oxygen has crossed 230 tonnes amid the surging infections since last week. Only four million Bangladeshis have been vaccinated in a country of 160 million people.
[ 19th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  On Monday, another 15,048 people got the first dose, taking the total number of first doses to 5,714,090. While 214,842 got the second dose during the same time, taking the total vaccinated to 1,366,609. On March 8, health authorities in Bangladesh reported the first three cases of Covid 19, a severe acute respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus named Sars CoV 2.
Host communities, including poor Bangladeshi families living in the area around the refugee camps, have also struggled withSevere Acute Malnutrition  ( SAM )  and Moderate Acute Malnutrition  ( MAM )  and Non Food Items  ( NFIs )  crisis – with rising costs of living and loss of land traditionally used for farming. To ensure that all communities were and continue to be supported, and to alleviate tensions between the two communities, Concern's livelihood interventions have been expanded to include these populations.
[ 14th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  As many as 310,000 people have so far completed registration to avail the movement pass issued by Bangladesh Police, to go out during the ongoing lockdown. Additionally, a total of 250,000 movement passes have been issued till 7pm on Wednesday, Md Sohel Rana, assistant inspector general at Police Headquarters, confirmed the information on Wednesday.
[ 12th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  However, after the Eid holidays, the strict lockdown will be in place again for 14 more days from July 23. Eid will be celebrated on July 21, according to a press note from the Press Information Department  ( PID ) . The authorities are also keen on permitting some markets for sacrificial cattle ahead of the Eid while maintaining compliance with health safety rules. Furthermore, allowing people more time to return to their village homes may reduce the homebound rush at bus, ferry and train stations, the Cabinet Division officials said.
[ 2 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Water and hygiene are also essential. Family based toilets are not guaranteed in all Rohingya camps at Cox's Bazar. In some camps, minimum standards for sanitation have been confirmed. But in the fire affected areas, approximately 15 20 families have been using one toilet in the aftermath of the fire.
[ April 3 2021, Bangladesh ]  Restriction on gatherings, quarantine rule among PMO's 18 point directive to contain Covid surge Govt strengthens protective steps The daily surge prompted the Prime Minister's Office  ( PMO )  to issue an 18 point directive on March 29 to prevent the virus' transmission. On the same day, the Health Ministry proposed strict measures like partial lockdowns for some places with higher Covid 19 transmission rates.
[ 15th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Since the beginning of the pandemic, 5,854 people have died in Dhaka division, 1,808 in Chittagong, 541 in Rajshahi, 628 in Khulna, 301 in Barisal, 346 in Sylhet, 391 in Rangpur and 212 in Mymensingh. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.43%.
[ 12th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan has said trains will resume operating at half passenger capacity in each compartment from Thursday. Tickets will only be available online. However, millions of people still left Dhaka for the vacation, despite appeals from the authorities not to do so as it would lead to a surge in Covid 19 transmission.
[ 3rd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Of the 58 deceased – 38 men and 20 women – 39 were from Dhaka division, 12 from Chittagong, three from Khulna, and two from and one each from Rangpur and Mymensingh divisions. All the victims died while undergoing treatment at different hospitals across the country. So far, 6,925 men  ( 75.17% )  and 2,288 women  ( 24.83% )  have died from Covid 19 across the country.
The Prime Minister's Office  ( PMO )  issued an 18 point directive on Monday for the next two weeks to contain the spread of coronavirus. On the same day, the Health Ministry also proposed partial lockdowns for some places with higher Covid 19 transmission rates. Other recommendations by the Health Ministry include closure of amusement centres, picnic spots, religious gatherings, limiting wedding ceremonies, strengthening quarantine systems, limiting passengers in public transports, and limiting attendance in offices.
[ 18th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  It also added that more women were dying of the infectious disease compared to last year. More than three men died from Covid 19 for every woman during the first peak of the pandemic in July last year, while 2.23 men have died for every woman during the survey period. The situation is taking a toll on people's mental health as well, said the IEDCR. Research conducted during the pandemic showed that 46% of participants showed signs of depression while 33% exhibited signs of anxiety. About 33% of Covid 19 patients are undergoing treatment at isolation centres, while the rest are being treated at home.
The government rolled out a countrywide mass vaccination campaign on February 7 with doses received from the Serum Institute of India. Bangladesh inked an agreement with Serum in December last year for 30 million doses to be supplied between January and June this year – 5 million each month.
[ 13 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Households will be mobilized to purchase food items once a month to minimize movement during lockdown. New e voucher outlet has opened in Camp 8W – 22 total outlets now operational, 16 fresh food corners operational with 13 selling live chicken and fish
[ 28th Apr 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government has extended the restrictions on public movement and gathering for another week in a bid to stem the spread of Covid 19. The restrictions have been extended from of April 28 midnight to May 5 midnight, said a gazette notification issued by the Cabinet Division on Wednesday.
[ March 2021, Bangladesh ] Anticipatory actions must build on longer term resilience programming: Flooding, specifically, occurs so regularly in Bangladesh that anticipatory actions need to be embedded in resilience efforts and address root causes of vulnerabilities.
[ 13 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  June July Updates: 16 FFCs  ( out of 21 e voucher outlets ) , and 2 outlets with increase fresh food varieties  ( registered camps )  ❖ 13 FFCs with live fish and chicken ❖ 161,353 individuals received additional fresh food vouchers ❖ 443,580 individuals purchased from the FFCs  ( not receiving fresh food vouchers )  ❖ Total: 604,933 individuals purchased fresh food items
[ 12 April 2021, Bangladesh ] The highest number of weekly cases  ( 47 392 )  reported in the epi week 14, 2021  ( 05 – 11 APR ) , and the highest daily cases 7 626 was recorded on 07 April 2021. The highest weekly death  ( 473 )  recorded in week 14, 2021  ( 05 – 11 APR )  with the highest daily death of 78 on 11 April 2021. In the reported week, COVID 19 daily average cases increased to 6 770 from 5 950 in the week before.
[ 3rd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Despite Bangladesh going into a week long lockdown from Monday, the nationwide vaccination campaign will continue, says the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) . Authorities will start administering the second doses of the vaccine from April 8, its spokesperson Robed Amin told the media on Saturday.
[ 12 April 2021, Bangladesh ] Out of the 684 756 COVID 19 cases registered as of 11 April 2021, 84.2%  ( 576 590 )  recovered, 14.4%  ( 98 427 )  were active cases, and the remaining died  ( previously mentioned as CFR ) . In epidemiological week 14, the average number of COVID 19 active cases increased by 41.2% compared to the week before  ( 90 594 and 64 171 respectively ) ; during the same time, recovery increased by 45.7%  ( 24 108 in the current week and 16 541 in the week before ) .
[ 3rd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  “Administration of the first doses will end on Monday and we will start giving the second doses from April 8, the campaign will continue amid the lockdown,' he said. The country has been logging over 5,000 cases and 50 deaths from the deadly virus in the past few days. The vaccination campaign had started on February 7 through the country, administering the first jab to 5,412,791 people until Friday.
[ 2 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee:Many people are traumatised as their precarious living conditions have been made even more precarious, but children and women are particularly affected by this. According to the conservative culture of the Rohingyas, all women have to stay inside the house most of the day. This in itself is very difficult considering how hot it can get in Bangladesh, but also, when you're in the camp, it's easy to see how this impacts women.
[ 5 April, 2021, Bangladesh ]  The highest number of weekly cases  ( 41 650 )  reported in the epi week 13, 2021  ( 29 MAR – 04 APR ) , and the highest daily cases 7 087 was recorded on 04 April 2021. The highest weekly death  ( 314 )  recorded on 13, 2021  ( 29 MAR – 04 APR )  with the highest daily death of 64 on 30 June 2020. In the reported week, COVID 19 daily average cases increased to 5 950 from 3 548 in the week before.
[ 28th Apr 2021, Bangladesh ]  Passengers from other countries will be quarantined for 14 days at a government designated hotel at their own expense. Authorities concerned have been requested to give instructions to take necessary action over the above mentioned matters, the notice added.
[ 28 June 4 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  As of week 26,  ( 28 June – 4 July 2021 )  there are 1 854 confirmed cases of COVID 19  ( SARS CoV 2 ) , 49 548 samples were tested, total positivity rate 3.7%. This week  ( week 26 ) , 123 new confirmed cases detected, 1 225 samples were tested, test positivity was 10.0%. As of this week  ( week 26 )  • Median age of tested and confirmed cases is 11  ( 0 120 )  and 22  ( 0 100 )  years • Female among tested and confirmed cases is 54% and 50% • All 34/34 camps have confirmed cases  ( C2W 126, C3 117, C15 115, C24 112 and C4  110 )  • A total of 20 deaths from COVID 19 with the case fatality rate 1.1% • Cases per million in last 7 days 183.8, change in last 7 days 40%
[  April 4, 2021, Bangladesh ]  The number of daily cases and infection rate dropped below 5 percent earlier this year but then infections continue to rise again amid people's reluctance to maintain health safety rules. Hospitals are struggling to provide treatment to the increasing number of coronavirus patients with their limited resources. The government is increasing the number of beds and Covid designated hospitals to deal with the situation.
[ April 3 2021, Bangladesh ]  The number of daily cases and infection rate dropped below 5 percent earlier this year but then infections continue to rise again amid people's reluctance to maintain health safety rules. Hospitals are struggling to provide treatment to the increasing coronavirus patients with their limited resources. The government is increasing the number of beds and Covid designated hospitals to deal with the situation.
[ 15th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  With the coronavirus ripping through the country in a fresh wave, it just took only 15 days to surpass the 10,000 mark. Fatalities crossed 9,000 on March 31. On Wednesday, the country recorded the highest ever figure of 96 deaths in the 24 hour span. Meanwhile, 4,192 people tested positive for Covid 19 in the past 24 hours, taking the number of total confirmed cases to 707,362. The latest data also marked a jump in the seven day moving average of coronavirus fatalities to 80 from Wednesday's 77.14.
[ 15th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The DGHS said 18,770 samples had been collected from suspected Covid 19 patients in the last 24 hours. As many as 19,959 samples, including pending ones, were tested in the 257 authorized labs   government and private   across the country and 4,192 new patients were confirmed. The latest figures show an infection rate of 21%. To date, 5,115,572 tests have been conducted in the country, leading to an overall infection rate of 13.83% so far.
[ April 6 2021, Bangladesh ] Bangladesh has so far recorded 651,652 coronavirus cases, the DGHS handout added. The number of daily cases and infection rate had dropped below 5 percent earlier this year but then the infection rate continued to rise amid people's reluctance about maintaining health safety rules. Hospitals are struggling to provide treatment to the increasing number of coronavirus patients with their limited resources. The government is increasing the number of beds and Covid designated hospitals to deal with the situation.
[ 4th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  In a gazette notification, it banned public gatherings in areas with a high rate of infection and restricted gatherings in all types of public events, including social, political and religious. It also said that public transport will carry passengers half of their seating capacity and must maintain the health safety guidelines. The directives were then followed by the closure of all entertainment centres and tourists spots across the country. And finally, the lockdown was announced.
[ 5 April, 2021, Bangladesh ]  As of 04 April 2021, according to the DGHS Press Release, 4 783 385 COVID 19 tests  ( RT PCR 98.9%, GeneXpert 0.7%, and Rapid Antigen 0.4% )  were conducted in Bangladesh with an overall positivity rate of 13.32%  ( 23.07% in the last 24 hours )  by 227 laboratories/test centres. So far, 75.4% of the samples  ( 3 604 520 )  have been tested for COVID in government facilities  ( RT PCR 52/120, GeneXpert 32/31, and Rapid Antigen 73/73 ) .
[ 5 April, 2021, Bangladesh ]  4. Contact Tracing  ( CT ) According to the IEDCR Go.Data platform, as of 04 April 2021, a total of 59 360 confirmed cases had been entered into the system for case investigation and contact listing. During the week of 29 March – 04 April 2021 alone, 15 810 were uploaded and newly assigned to Outbreak Investigation Officers  ( OIOs ) . This week, the OIOs successfully reached 1 463 cases and completed 1 178 Case Record Forms  ( CRF ) . 1.1% of the new cases  ( 173/15 810 )  had a history of COVID 19 vaccination.
[ April 2, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has recorded more than 6,000 new coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day as the country ramps up efforts to contain the virus' transmission.It was the fourth time in five days that Bangladesh reported its highest daily coronavirus cases when the health authorities confirmed 6,830 new infections on Friday afternoon. The infection rate rose to 23.28 percent from 22.94 of Thursday's when the country recorded 6,469 cases, the highest in months. On Wednesday, the number of new cases was 5,358. It was 5,042 on Tuesday and 5,181 on Monday. The number of daily cases and infection rate dropped below 5 percent earlier this year but there was an unusual surge as people continue to flout health safety rules. The sudden spurt appears to have caught the health sector unawares.
[ 5 April, 2021, Bangladesh ]  As of 04 April 2021, there are 12 682 total active contacts listed in Go.Data and currently within their 14 day follow up period. During the reporting week alone, 4,980 new contacts were listed. Of those registered contacts who were due for either a 7  or 14 day follow up by a contact tracer during this reporting period, 45.0%  ( 1 844/4 098 )  successfully received their 7 day follow up call, and 52.6%  ( 1 811/3 443 )  received their 14 day follow up call. Among newly listed contacts during the reporting period, 154 were reported to have been vaccinated with 1st dose of COVID 19.
[ 26 April 2021, Bangladesh ] 4. Points of Entry  ( PoE )  & Quarantine: In the reported week  ( week 16, 2021 ) , the number of international flights arrived at three international airports has increased by 138% than the week before  ( 143 and 60 flights, respectively ) , and the number of incoming passengers has decreased by 18%  ( 5 055 and 6 171 persons, respectively ) . In the reported week, 4 637 traveller was sent to facility quarantine, and 3 867 sent for home quarantine after passenger screening at the Points of Entry.
[ April 3 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, the fatalities rose to 9,213 with the new deaths. The mortality rate fell to 1.46 on Saturday from Friday's 1.47 percent. Coronavirus claimed 568 lives in January this year, 281 in February and 638 in March. Among the latest victims, 39 died in Dhaka division, 12 in Chattogram, One each in Rangpur and Mymensingh, three in Khulna and two in Barishal division. So far, 5,267 coronavirus patients died in Dhaka division, 1,664 in Chattogram, 508 in Rajshahi, 592 in Khulna, 276 in Barishal, 327 in Sylhet, 377 in Rangpur and 202 in Mymensingh divisions. So far 6,925 men  ( 75.17 )  and 2,288 women  ( 24.83 )  died of Covid 19.
[ 5 April, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Points of Entry  ( PoE )  & Quarantine: In the reported week  ( week 13, 2021 ) , the number of international flights arrived at three international airports has increased by 3.8% than the week before  ( 303 and 292 flights, respectively ) , and the number of incoming passengers has decreased by 1.1%  ( 37 248 and 37 665 persons, respectively ) . In the reported week, 624 travellers were sent to Institutional Quarantine, and 41 872 sent for Home quarantine after passenger screening at the Points of Entry.
[ 10th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Raise awareness among Majhis, and other community leaders to stop/reduce the engagement of children for distributions.   Engage more women in the work force of the hot food kitchens.   Appoint volunteers to do effective crowd control near the hot food kitchen. Prevent children from entering.   Aim to complete the distribution during day light.   Ensure that all staff involved in the food processing at the hot food kitchen is wearing hairnets, gloves, and masks.
[ 22th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  59 patients were found positive out of 635 samples tested in the lab of Cox's Bazar Medical college.
[ 5 April, 2021, Bangladesh ]  During the reporting week, three  ( 3 )  positive case  ( 2 travelled from India & 1 travelled from Saudi Arabia )  was identified at the IHR designated PoEs  ( Benapole Land port & Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport )  of the country. Out of individuals sent to Institutional Quarantine after passenger screening at active PoEs during the week, 67% travelled from the UK, 8% from Italy, 6% from India, 3% from Turkey, 3% from Germany, 2% each from UAE, Portugal, Qatar and the Netherlands, and the remaining 5% from other countries.
[ 10th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Keep the hot food kitchen clean and tidy and appoint staff dedicated to this end.   Keep kitchen utensils such as knives in a safe place after cutting and chopping has been completed.   Ensure visits by the food preparation advisors  ( Rohingya women, if the hot food kitchens are inside the camps ) to check on the hot food kitchen at least twice a day
[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Amid the devastating Covid 19 situation, the government enforced a fresh eight day lockdown on Tuesday to contain the spread of coronavirus. The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on Monday. The lockdown will remain in force from 6am Wednesday till April 21 midnight.
[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  According to media reports, at least 679 students were sexually harassed, attempted to be raped or raped in schools, madrasas, public places and houses from January to December last year.
[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has crossed the 10,000 mark for Covid 19 deaths at a time when the whole country is experiencing the worst Covid 19 situation since the start of the pandemic. According to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) , a total of 10,081 people have died from Covid 19 till Thursday. It only took fifteen days for the country to go from 9,000 to 10,000 deaths, averaging over 66 deaths per day.
[ 28 June 4 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ] EWARS Reporting Updates ▪ Total 172 health facilities registered in EWARS ▪ Only 135/172 weekly reports received on time in week 26 ▪ Forty four  ( 44 )  alerts were triggered in week 26 ▪ Timeliness of reporting for this week is 78% ▪ All alerts were reviewed and verified by WHO EWARS team, the number is less than that of previous week  ( 59 in week 25 ) .
[ 6th April 2021,Cox's Bazar ]  A breakdown of the categories of 14,602 children affected by the fire are as follows:   6,607 children between the ages of 4 and 6 years  ( 3,342 girls and 3,265 boys )    5,943 children between the ages of 7 and 9 years  ( 2,978 girls and 2,965 boys )    1,959 children between the ages of 10 and 12 years  ( 860 girls and 1,099 boys )    93 children over the age of 12 years  ( 25 girls and 68 boys ) .
[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh saw 10,081 deaths in 394 days, averaging 25 deaths per day, since reporting the first fatality from the disease on March 18 last year. The country took almost 85 days to register 1,000 deaths. However, it took 25 days to reach the next thousand mark. As the first peak was going through at the time in the country, it took 23, 28 and 28 days, in that order, to reach 3,000, 4000 and 5,000 Covid 19 deaths.
[ 6th April 2021,Cox's Bazar ]  Humanitarian work in general including fire response activities has been impacted by the increasing rate of COVID 19 in Bangladesh and the resulting lockdown imposed by the Government of Bangladesh. The aid community is adhering to the guidance of the Government during the lockdown measures and is limiting the movements to the camps to essential missions only.
[ 28 June 4 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Diphtheria No new diphtheria case was reported in go.data in week 26 A total of 9 279 case patients were reported since 2017 to till date • Confirmed = 343 • Probable = 2 803 • Suspected = 6 133 Total case reported in 2021 = 93 • Confirmed = 1 • Probable = 25 • Suspected = 67 Last confirmed case was reported in week 1  ( 4 January 2021 )  In total 47 deaths were reported, last death reported on 25 October 2019.
[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Various kinds of sexual harassment, physical torture and rape are rising alarmingly in educational institutions, especially in the Qawmi madrasas, due to lack of supervision, according to child rights activists. Amid the pandemic, from January to March this year, at least 20 students were raped and sexually harassed in madrasas, colleges and technical institutes, Manusher Jonno Foundation  ( MJF )  said at a webinar yesterday. Another 21 children were physically tortured during the same period in madrasas and safe homes.
[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  The country reached the 6,000 mark on November 4 and the 7,000 mark on December 12 last. It took 38 days or five weeks to reach 7,000 from 6,000, which in turn, took 43 days   over eight weeks   from the 5,000 mark. Since then the Covid 19 situation in the country improved somewhat. As a result, Bangladesh needed 67 days, the longest period after recording the first thousand, to reach the 9,000 mark. But in April, the situation took a turn for the worse.
[ 15th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  The country recorded 1,168 deaths from July 16, 2020 to August 15, 2020; 1,177 in the next one month; and over 900 between November and December. Other than that, the death toll always remained below 900 in a 30 day timeframe in the country. However, from March 16 to April 15, the country recorded 1,510 deaths, the highest in a 30 day period. Moreover, 1,035 deaths have been recorded in April alone. The seven day moving average of deaths has also been painting a grim picture. The average went down to 6.57 on March 5. The moving average now stands at 80.
[ 15th April 2021,Cox's Bazar ]  Mental health workers report that some children are showing signs of being re traumatised by the fires, as it reminds them of their burning homes in Myanmar. Children are refusing to eat or play, and some are unable to sleep and have been waking up and running away, believing their homes are on fire. Onno van Manen, Country Director of Save the Children in Bangladesh said: *"The risk of fires in these densely populated and confined camps is enormous, and with fires erupting in the camps on almost a daily basis, another deadly disaster could just be waiting to happen."
[ 15th April 2021,Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: The Rohingya refugees have already fled their burning villages in Myanmar, only to see what little they have left go up in flames again. The camp in Cox's Bazar is the world's most densely populated refugee settlement and Rohingya refugees live in temporary shelters made of dry, flammable bamboo. Refugees have lived in these hazardous conditions for nearly four years and will continue to live here until they can safely and voluntarily return to Myanmar, Save the Children said.
[ 25th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, Prof Robed Amin, spokesperson for the DGHS, in a news bulletin on Sunday said: “China has informed us that it will provide us with 600,000 Chinese Covid 19 vaccines as gifts.' Moreover, discussions over the potential coproduction of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine had been going well, and the authorities concerned would make an announcement if an agreement was signed, he added.
[ 1st Jan  30th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Due to heavy rain, a number of UNICEF supported facilities were damaged at the Rohingya Camps, including 607 learning centres  ( LCs ) , 136 latrines, 27 bathing cubicles, 23 multi purpose centres and social hubs and three information & feedback centres. Despite 104 LCs having been repaired, repairs and reconstruction works in the monsoon and fire affected camps have been temporarily suspended due to COVID 19 restrictions
[ 15th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  As Bangladesh went through the second day of the latest spell of the lockdown, vehicular movement across Dhaka city saw a significant rise as compared to that on the opening day of the restrictions. Thousands of commuters, mostly apparel workers and office goers, came out on the city streets to go to their respective workplaces despite heightened monitoring by law enforcers. Some busy roads even saw traffic congestions as they were before the eight day lockdown, which ends on April 21.
[ 15th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Soon after 5pm, areas such as Rampura, Badda, Khilgaon and Malibagh started to get crowded not only by Muslims, who were fasting, but foodies thronging the restaurants and eateries to buy various Iftar items, caring little about health norms. Munshi Abdur Rahman, the owner of Banasree Kabab and Restaurant, said he had requested customers to buy their favourite food items by maintaining health rules, but hardly anybody paid heed. Rampura police station officer in charge Abdul Quddus Fakir said the police were carrying out their responsibilities in maintaining health rules strictly.
[ 18th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The 1,000 bed dedicated Covid 19 hospital at the DNCC Market in Mohakhali, Dhaka has finally been opened, easing the pressure on the healthcare system at a time when the country is in critical need of hospital beds. “Bangladesh is facing a second wave of Covid 19 and around 160,000 people have tested positive for Covid 19 in the last month and a half. Deaths have increased by five times and hospitals are filling up with patients.