nlp-thedeep/humsetbias huggingface dataset:
[ 23rd Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh saw a daily infection rate of 4.17% with 619 new cases reported until early Friday.
[ 18th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  According to data provided by the integrated control room under the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) , the daily Covid 19 test positivity rate was recorded at 9.19% on Friday, 8.6% on Thursday, 9.59% on Wednesday and 9.85% on Tuesday.
[ 18th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh registered 25 deaths from Covid 19 in the 24 hours to Friday morning. With the latest development, the total number of deaths reached 7,217 in the country.
Due to COVID 19 caregivers may fall ill, be quarantined, be hospitalized or die. Alternative care solutions need to be identified for children starting when a caregiver is reported sick  ( before hospitalization or death ) . Children in need of alternative care/support solutions may fall under any of the below categories; ▪ Children who have lost one or two parents or a primary caregiver due to COVID 19 ▪ Children who are survivors of COVID 19
Supporting the most vulnerable groups with in kind and cash support to ensure that they have adequate access to essential food items. ▪ Immediate interventions to ensure fair pricing to safeguard producers and consumers, as well securing and supporting the food value chain and market distribution system.Provide agricultural inputs like  ( tools, seeds, fertilizer, cash for labor, pesticide )  to ensure agriculture production
The closure of learning centres, child friendly centers and other venues for children has resulted in further exposure of children to protection risks, giving rise to increased behavioural challenges and the adoption of negative coping mechanisms. The Mental Health and Psychosocial Support working group  ( which UNHCR co chairs )  is increasing its work on psychological first aid for children, recognising the severe challenges children are facing.
[ 1st May 2021, Bangladesh ]  19% of these participants who had symptom/s, went for COVID 19 testing. Only one of them was found COVID 19 positive.
[ 1st May 2021, Bangladesh ]  84% of the participants know that the government is providing vaccine and among them, 85% know that this vaccine is free of cost.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Longstanding research shows that early, forced and child marriage leads to lower educational attainment, higher rates of IPV, increased adolescent pregnancies and poorer health in infants born to children, issues that are exacerbated in the current situation as sexual reproductive health services have been reported to be harder to access since the advent of COVID 19.
▪ Multipurpose dignity kits complemented with selected COVID19 IPC items for women of reproductive age, adolescent girls, sex workers, transgender. ▪ Remote case management of GBV survivors, including psychosocial support  ( PSS ) /psychosocial first aid  ( PFA ) , telemedicine services and ensuring effective referral. ▪ Mental health and psychosocialsupport virtual services  ( MHPSS )  by counsellors for survivors of gender based violence
[ 1st May 2021, Bangladesh ]  Only 6% of the participants reported that they have registered for the vaccine and 4% of the participants reported that they have taken at least one dose of vaccine. Among the participants who are vaccinated  ( at least one dose ) , 67% are between 40 44 years old.
GBV risk mitigation activities targeted towards adolescent and youth through promotion of healthy coping strategies, psychosocial support, suicide prevention, and risk communication including information on lifesaving GBV and SRHR services. ▪ Support to national government in strengthening GBV response, particularly case management, PSS, referral and shelter home support. ▪ Support to minorities and marginalized communities, particularly in densely populated urban areas to ensure these communities GBV response services and be included in the GBV risk mitigation measures
[ 15th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Until now, 3,005,512 tests have been carried out, including 19,054 new ones, and 16.44 percent of the patients turned out to be positive.
[ 15th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh is seeing 2901.88 infections, 2505.65 recoveries, and 41.86 deaths per million.
[ 18th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh is seeing 2,925.86 infections, 2,546.08 recoveries, and 42.38 deaths per million.
▪ Awareness raising and information sharing to reduce the risk of stigma and to share knowledge on SRH, including adolescent and youth SRH, in relation to COVID 19 for targeted groups such as communities, midwives and HCW. ▪ Advocating for hospitals, health facilities, midwives and HCW to provide evidence based care and prioritizing women of reproductive age, pregnant women, lactating mothers, and adolescents and youths. Ensuring separate areas in health facilities for COVID positive and non positive patients seeking SRH care.
The majority of Rohingya live in, and continue to live in, sprawling, overcrowded camps in what is the largest refugee settlement in the world. With the compounding impact of the COVID 19 pandemic, ensuring the well being of the Rohingya people and their host communities in Cox's Bazar District continues to be a challenge.
Yet, with the generous support of the Government of Bangladesh and collective effort by the humanitarian partners, lifesaving services continue to be provided to the Rohingya and host communities, while strict precautionary measures are in place to prevent the spread of COVID 19.
▪ Support and strengthen existing health care facilities and hospitals to support functioning referral m echanisms for women and girls of reproductive age, pregnant women and lactating mothers, and adolescents and youth with particular attention on areas with high rates of child marriage, and adolescent pregnancies. ▪ Ensure access 24/7 SRH services, including life saving Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care  ( CEmONC )  care, e.g., treating women in labour with severe bleeding, prolonged or obstructive labour, eclampsia or infection
Enhance logistics response capacity of humanitarian actors by technical trainings and simulations ▪ Assess logistics needs in country and liaise with the Government to initiate necessary action to establish priority logistics facilities and resources .Operationalize the MIS of logistics capacity assessment for easy access to critical logistics data and information on port/ airport capacities, road/rail/waterway networks, storage facilities, transportation resources etc.
▪ Rapid Nutrition Assessment e.g. Rapid SMART; IYCF assessment ▪ Community outreach for screening, identification, and referral of malnourished children in addition to deliver nutrition services using community support groups at the community level to build awareness with a focus on IYCF, maternal and adolescent nutrition and good nutrition practices. ▪ Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition  ( SAM ) . In Patient, Outpatient as appropriate and applicable. ▪ Supplementary feeding  ( Child Food Package distribution, context specific: Targeted supplementary feeding, blanket supplementary feeding )
Support case management of Severely Malnourished children with Cash package  ( 3,000 BDT per child per treatment event )  to cover referral and in patient expenditure. ▪ Cash package to cover for additional needs of pregnant and lactating women.
Tie down kits were distributed prior to the monsoon season. However, reduced staffing in the camps due to COVID 19 containment measures meant that no technical support and face to face assistance was possible. This impacted the quality of installation and the correct use of the materials by less skilled households or households without access to labour.
▪ Repair and maintenance of alternative shelters  ( school, public buildings etc. )  for temporary shelter / camps for vulnerable communitiesin selected vulnerable COVID19 Hots Spots areas. ▪ Developing Shelter technical assistance guidelines on minimizing congested living for people living in higher density areas and with increased risk of COVID19.
[ 22 March 2021, Bangladesh Cox's Bazar ]  On 22 March 2021 at around 3pm a fire spread across camps 9, 8W and 8E in Kutapalong Balukhali Extensions  ( KBE ) . KIs conducted with site management staff on 25 March indicated an estimated 37,078 people across three camps were temporarily displaced
[ 29 30 Mrach 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The Bangladesh Weather Observation Team projected an alert regarding a low level disturbance over the south east Bay of Bengal. Rain or wind resulting from this low pressure may intensify the suffering of the people affected in the camps and host communities. Limited mobility in the camps and proper surveillance are necessary to contain the outbreak.
[ 13th December 2020 Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh on Sunday reported 32 more Covid 19 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the fatalities to 7,052.
▪ Distribution of hygiene kits and water purification tablets  ( All affected families should have at least: water containers, soap, and other basic NFIs, ≥ 80% of affected people demonstrate practice of key hygiene behaviours ) ; ▪ Ensure environmental hygiene to control water borne vector borne disease ▪ Conduct hygiene promotion sessions and ensure community engagement with involvement of local leaders and other government institutions to adhering to social distancing recommendations
▪ Reinforcement of activities related to access to water and sanitation facilities including operation and maintenance of such facilities and hygiene promotion sessions; Provide guidance and support solid Waste Management and Fecal Sludge Management and Menstrual Hygiene Management
▪ Initiate a gap analysis of local and national capacities in water and sanitation, and ensure integration of capacity strengthening with focus on disaster risk reduction ▪ Planning for sustainable and resilient water and sanitation facilities ▪ Preparation of development activities linked to humanitarian intervention
Establish Digital Platform with necessary technical tools & processes for tracking coordinated h umanitarian response related spending and activities in line with HRP; ▪ Support in forming a working group under the HCTT to discuss and contribute to promoting localisation agenda for six months.
Provide technical support to the local collaboration platform with tools, guidance and processes in line with the HRP; ▪ Support the local stakeholders for greater engagement in HCTT and cluster activities both at national and local level.
[ 31st March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: All his origami books and paper art were destroyed in the fire. Shofiqul is one of the thousands of Rohingya refugees and host community members in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, who were affected by the massive fire that swept the camps last week. The cause of the fire remains unknown.
The socio economic impact of COVID 19 is also having a negative impact on security in the camps, with petty crimes, rising disputes and tensions in the community, criminal groups expanding their activities, and heightened risks of traffickers and smugglers preying on vulnerable refugees and host communities alike.
[ 31st March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Approximately 10,000 shelters were wiped out in a matter of hours. These families are currently sleeping in emergency shelters, but the humanitarian community is working to ensure everyone has access to a sturdy shelter in the coming weeks.
In one camp, SMSD Sector partners distributed 3,448 masks to refugees. Orientation sessions for safe and dignified burials continued this week with three sessions conducted in Camps 22 and 23.
In the camps of Cox's Bazar, the lockdown imposed by authorities has caused a marked decrease in aid access, with up to 80% of humanitarian aid providers now denied entry to the camps. Access to refugees threatens to be further curtailed with the impending construction of a barbed wire fence and guard tower, which is designed to enclose the Rohingya within the confines of the camps
In line with the Government's decision, the Education Sector developed a pilot program to introduce the Myanmar curriculum in the camps starting in April, initially targeting 10,000 students in Grades 6 to 9, but unfortunately the initiation of the pilot has been delayed due to COVID 19.
There has been an easing of some lockdown measures in Cox's Bazar District. UNHCR and its partners continue to follow guidelines set by Bangladesh's Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner  ( RRRC )  on the critical activities that are permitted in the camps. The scope of permissible critical activities has been interpreted to include limited registration activities and expanded monsoon response and repair work in addition to the most essential services related to health, water and sanitation and distribution of food, Liquified Petroleum Gas  ( LPG )  for cooking fuel and other items
[ 22 March   6 April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The reconstruction of the shelters are the first priority in this joint response. In addition, other priority needs and services includes non food items distribution  ( cooking utensils, fuel, clothing items etc ) , WASH facilities, health services, and food. Two weeks after the incident, security and protection still remain urgent concerns for the most people, particularly women, children, and person with disabilities.
WHO is supporting the translation of essential technical materials into local languages to improve public awareness and help lead to behavioural change. Such materials include key messages for public and official guidance. In one week, community messaging on COVID19 reached 275 107 individuals.
In the past week, CHWs provided messages on COVID 19 to 240 446 persons. Since the beginning of the response, CHW Group conducted more than 1.98 million household visits and had contacts with a cumulative number of more than 3.86 million adults. In addition, 5716 small group sessions were conducted for 32 880 persons. Messages include information about COVID 19 symptoms, risk factors and quarantine and isolation/ treatment centers.
In the past week, 2364 patients with mild symptoms of respiratory tract infections and two patients with moderate COVID like symptoms were identified during 131 756 household visits. The cumulative number of patients identified with mild symptoms since the introduction of the activity eight weeks ago is 14 896 and additional 90 patients with moderate/ severe symptoms.
Nine hundred and ninety people were referred to health facilities in the past week, from a total of 7671 and CHWs provided messages on COVID 19 to 240 446 persons. Since the beginning of the response, CHW Group conducted more than 1.98 million household visits and had contacts with a cumulative number of more than 3.86 million adults.
In addition, 5716 small group sessions were conducted for 32 880 persons. Messages include information about COVID 19 symptoms, risk factors and quarantine and isolation/ treatment centers.
Between 13   19 August 2020, COVID 19 prevention messages reached 96 365 persons. Additionally, 59 708 Rohingya refugees received COVID 19 key messages through 8395 community consultation meetings.
As of 23 August 2020, a total of 3839 individuals from the host community in Cox's Bazar district have tested positive for COVID 19: 411 in Chokoria, 308 in Teknaf, 231 in Maheshkhali, 1946 in Sadar, 408 in Ukhiya, 277 in Ramu, 163 in Pekua and 95 in Kutubdia.
And finally, 5319 participated in 665 group sessions to watch 493 video/film show sessions about the new virus. Among host communities, 58 340 people participated in 16 090 community awareness meetings about COVID 19
[ 10 October , Bangladesh ]  Of the 21 deceased, including 16 men and five women, 11 were from Dhaka division, five from the Rajshahi, three from Chittagong, and two from Rangpur division. Among the victims, 18 died at different hospitals and three at home.
As of 23 August 2020, a total of 88 COVID 19 cases among Rohingya/FDMN have been reported: three in Camp 1E, six in Camp 1W, four in Camp 2E, eight in Camp 2W, 11 in Camp 3, two in Camp 4, two in Camp 5, ten in Camp 6, six in Camp 7, one in Camp 8E, two in Camp 8W, two in Camp 9, two in Camp 10, two in Camp 11, one in Camp 12, two in Camp 14, one in Camp 17, two in Camp 18, two in Camp 21, two in Camp 22, five in Camp 24, one in Camp 25, two in Camp 26, two in Camp 27, three in Kutupalong RC and four in Nayapara RC.
[ 8 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  All programmes had also been cancelled last year to avoid mass gatherings to curb the spread of Covid 19. Bangladesh is now seeing a spike in Covid 19 cases and deaths for the last few weeks. The country saw the highest number of daily infections with 7,626 new cases reported until early Wednesday since the outbreak began in March last year. Also, the country recorded 63 more deaths from the virus in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
[ 24th Nov 2020, Cox's Bazar  ]  He said now around 1500 tourists visit daily in the most popular tourist destination of the country. It was shut from March 19 following the pandemic. The main season of the island for tourists is from November to January month.
[ 30th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh on Tuesday recorded over 5,000 new coronavirus cases for the second straight day, signalling a tough fight ahead for the country as people are still reluctant about following basic health guidelines. With 5,042 new cases in a 24 hour period until morning, the caseload rose to 605,937, according to a handout of the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
WHO is supporting NCD services to increase prevention, early detection and treatment after disruption on essential health services imposed by COVID 19 through a partnership with James P Grant School of Public Health.
As a respiratory disease, the COVID 19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the TB program in Cox's Bazar, hindering its progresses among host and refugee communities due to the stigma associated to both conditions but also because the populations were reluctant to seeking health services due to some reservations about quarantine and isolation centres
60 adolescents and youth received psychosocial support and learned how to care for family members' mental health during the COVID 19 pandemic.
Additionally, as a result of the lockdown, TB activities were disrupted. As a result, activities such as health education and community mobilization for TB awareness were scaled down or suspended.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Similarly, transgender persons who rely heavily on daily work, begging or sex work have also reported a decrease in income due to the containment measures and movement restrictions.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  While the government has distributed some food aid to brothel based sex workers, this has been insufficient, with handouts to sex workers smaller than for other groups due to discrimination. According to Lighthouse, these services have not yet reached female sex workers and many have become jobless and homeless due to COVID 19 related containment measures
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Moreover, the Age and Disability Working Group reported that their self help group members with disabilities from host communities, many of whom are casual workers, were also impacted by the containment measures and not always able to continue their livelihoods activities.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Increased difficulties accessing health services have been reported during the pandemic, with increased feelings of distrust, dissatisfaction and misinformation. Women, children, transgender persons and persons with disabilities all face more barriers in accessing health services.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Access to crucial services such as sexual, reproductive and maternal health services have been reduced. There is an increase in mental health issues, in feelings of insecurity and stress across the board, in particular among men and boys.
[ 30th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, the coronavirus fatalities climbed to 8,994 with 45 more deaths recorded until morning. Bangladesh reported its first coronavirus cases on March 8 last year and the first death on the 18th of that month. The DGHS said the infection rate jumped to 18.94 percent from 18.38 percent on Monday when Bangladesh recorded its highest ever single day case count  ( 5,181 ) .
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Previous work on protecting and empowering women and girls has been disrupted due to the containment measures, making it harder to access services like menstrual hygiene management  ( MHM ) , sexual reproductive health, protection, women and girl friendly spaces, leadership and skill building for women, access to justice for GBV survivors, education and livelihoods. This is because such services and activities were deemed non essential.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Increase the provision of mental health support to everyone. Increase the number of door to door community health worker volunteers ensuring a gender balance and representation across diverse communities in raising awareness. Ensure all facilities for testing, treatment and isolation facilities for COVID 19 are fully gender segregated
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Increase targeted efforts at reaching out to women, in line with recommendations for CwC, to promote their health seeking behaviour. Advocate to maintain all critical services and supplies for all forms of sexual and reproductive health care  ( including long acting reversable contraceptives )  and provide information to women and adolescent girls on how to continue accessing these
On a daily basis, 1,440 trained CHWs assist their community by identifying people with mild and moderate respiratory illness symptoms using simple criteria. They offer individual counselling on testing, the availability of facilities for treatment and quarantine facilities and support referrals, if required.
26,921 primary health care consultations were provided in health facilities.112 new admission of COVID 19 patients.
UNHCR's global additional funding requirement to support the prevention and response efforts for COVID 19 was revised to US$745 million on May 11. Bangladesh is one of the priority countries. US$25.5 million for UNHCR's operation in Bangladesh is still required until the end of 2020.
Alongside development actors, UNHCR is addressing drivers of tension between host and refugee communities which have been exacerbated due to COVID 19 through enhanced inter community engagement and effective and targeted support to host communities, in particular in the areas of livelihoods, education, and meeting basic needs of vulnerable families.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Ensure that all health actors are provided with gender sensitive and protection training with the intent to improve trust with community members. Strengthen collaboration between health sector, CwC and Gender in Humanitarian Action  ( GiHA )  working groups to promote gender responsive community engagement and trust building in the design and implementation of COVID 19 related health risk mitigation and risk communication activities.
Community volunteers guided each of the families on use of the kits and responded to their questions on COVID 19 and other protection concerns. Training in the safe use of masks within the refugee community has received an enthusiastic response.
In addition to this, 205 persons with specific needs were provided individual protection assistance, including referral to specialized assistance. Community awareness and group sessions were also facilitated to enhance a safe and inclusive environment in three camps
Female preachers also use their meetings with women, including in small group sessions to raise awareness of COVID 19 and other issues affecting women and girls.
UNHCR's revised its global requirements for additional funding to support prevention and response to COVID 19 upward to US$745 million on 11 May 2020. Bangladesh is one of the priority countries. UNHCR's operation in Bangladesh seeks an additional US$25.5 million for critical COVID 19 programmes and activities through the end of 2020.
72 per cent of the population in Bangladesh has been found to be unemployed due to movement restrictions and workplace closures  ( Report by Flood Resilience Alliance )  especially daily wage workers, such as rickshaw and transport drivers, masons, garment workers, small scale traders and farmers
• Due to COVID 19 pandemic the usual learning activities have been suspended. Nonetheless, UNHCR worked with the education sector partners to disseminate the caregiver led education guidelines in the camps to support caregivers and parents in facilitating some learning in their homes while the facilities remain closed.
Humanitarian Constraints: High risk of infection due to COVID 19 outbreak in areas under alert note. Additionally, transportation constraint in water logged areas of flooded districts will also make implementation difficult.
The presence of confirmed cases increases the need for WASH facilities and physical distancing in shelters as well as houses with decreased WASH facilities due to damage by flood.
The social capital dried of due to months long lockdown, lack of income opportunities and purchase power.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Access to maternal, sexual, reproductive health and rights services is even more restricted for host community women. While 67% of Rohingya women reported being able to access these services, only 28% of host community women did so
Lessons Learnt: Abiding by proper guidelines to take into account COVID 19 IPC is vital during implementation for staff and community safety
As part of UNHCR's comprehensive capacity building program, 6,795 refugees and 595 community leaders benefited from awareness raising sessions on legal protection.
[ 30th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  During the 24 hour period, 2,162 coronavirus patients recovered, taking the total number of recovered patients to 540,180. The government has ramped up testing, intensified vaccination campaign and efforts to ensure that the people properly follow health guidelines and hygiene rules.
Meanwhile, UNHCR and its partners facilitated 5 visits for 142 refugees to meet their family members imprisoned in Cox's Bazar, though these visits were suspended in mid March due to COVID 19 travel restrictions.
In line with Child Protection Sub Sector guidance, adolescent support groups were engaged in awareness raising activities on COVID 19 and preparedness for the monsoon and cyclone season.
The humanitarian crisis of Rohingya refugees has intensified due to the spread of COVID19 in the country and the world. UNHCR continues preparedness and response efforts focusing on Health, WASH and risk communication and community engagement despite the lock down and measures taken to reduce the humanitarian footprint in the camps since end of March consistent with the Government's public health policies.
Following the additional support received from the Government of Sweden in early May 2020 towards UNFPA's COVID 19 response efforts in Bangladesh, today, Sweden committed an additional grant of Swedish Krona  ( SEK )  4.6 million for COVID 19 response. In addition, SEK 23 million was also granted to UNFPA to support the ongoing midwifery programme, which is essential for the continuation of midwifery education and modeling midwifery led care in Bangladesh.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Some frontline workers reported that treatment has often been delayed for pregnant women due to the COVID 19. Some frontline workers reported that pregnant women and others are afraid to go to the hospital with a cold or fever for fear of being found to be COVID 19 positive and sent to an isolation centre.
This year, World Vision's WASH team preserved through innumerable challenges to deliver clean water and sanitation services to a record breaking 34,325 refugees. They constructed hundreds of latrines and bathing spaces during extreme heat and monsoon rains. And even before the first COVID 19 cases were reported in Bangladesh in March 2020, our WASH team acted swiftly to get life saving prevention information out to refugees and host communities.
• COVID 19 crisis: In March, we pivoted our entire programme to focus on slowing the spread of the virus. We quickly disseminated life saving prevention information and distributed soap to 17,700 refugees. We also engaged 500 faith Muslim faith leaders to help us get the word out. When prevention precautions restricted our access the camps, we trained 56 Rohingya “lead mothers' who successfully carried on the campaign, reaching 1,400 fellow refugees.
Host communities: In close collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh, we expanded our two new long term development programmes in Teknaf and Ukhiya. More than 200,000 Bangladeshis in eight villages in Ukhiya, including 1,030 sponsored children, are already benefitting from these multi sector programmes. This year, we also provided 16,887 community members affected by the refugee influx with periodic cash assistance to improve their social welfare
[ 23rd March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A massive fire broke out Monday in the crowded refugee camps of Cox's Bazar, inBangladesh, where around 900,000Rohingyapeople are living. According to initial estimates from the United Nations, 15 people have lost their lives in the blaze, 560 people were injured, and some 45,000 people have been displaced.
UNHCR is working with the community, especially with men and boys, to develop a wider awareness of the harm caused by child marriage and gender inequality. UNHCR has also emphasized in discussion with the RRRC the need for official marriage and divorce certification to continue, despite 19, in order for Camp in Charge officials to continue their important role in intervening and preventing child marriages. All facilities run by UNHCR's SGBV partners in 20 camps, including case management services, continue to be prioritized.
This additional support from Sweden allows UNFPA to expand the scope of crucial interventions in COVID 19 prevention including ensuring triage and separated delivery areas for Covid 19 symptomatic women at both urban and rural government facilities, providing personal protective equipment  ( PPE )  for midwives and other healthcare workers, ensuring the required training and mentoring, as continued for midwives and mentors to staff COVID 19 maternities, and providing roving midwives to cover gaps in services brought on by sick staff, and overwhelmed health facilities.
In April, COVID 19 lockdown measures reduced the number of World Vision field staff who could access the camps. To ensure that critical programmes continued, our teams trained 56 Rohingya lead mothers who reached 1,391 fellow refugees through 276 health and hygiene sessions on COVID 19 prevention, nutrition, and gender based violence awareness, as well as monsoon and cyclone preparedness.
Communicating effectively with communities during the COVID 19 crisis was especially important this year. Our accountability team shared timely, appropriate materials in Rohingya and Bangla on COVID 19 prevention that helped slow the spread of the virus and save lives.
As a result, the COVID 19 outbreak could increase the number of undiscovered malnourished children and PLWs, creating the potential for a nutrition crisis on top of the COVID 19 outbreak
Increased restrictions, loss of livelihoods, suspension of educational activities, and increased criminality, among others, have compounded SGBV risks. Access to Women Friendly Spaces by survivors of intimate partner violence were impeded due to the prolonged presence of their spouses at home
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Persons with disabilities also face challenges in accessing health, and 58% of persons with disabilities do not know where to seek health services and more than three quarters  ( 84% )  did not know what COVID 19 is. This could limit their health seeking behaviour, even if experiencing COVID 19 like symptoms.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Reports of increasing mental health issues and a sense of insecurity and stress were high. Women are likely to experience high levels of stress and mental health issues due to the increase in GBV, household work and financial problems. Men also experience stress, mostly due to the containment measures' impact on livelihood opportunities and the subsequent inability to provide for their families
We joined fellow NGOs in calling for internet and phone service to be restored in the camps. In effect since September 2019, the shutdown is risking the health and lives of over 1 million people in the camps and host communities by hindering aid groups' ability to provide emergency health services and rapidly coordinate essential preventive measures, especially during the COVID 19 crisis.
With heavy rains and storms, particularly Cyclone Amphan in May, flooding, shelter damage and generally poor hygienic conditions were observed, especially with regard to standing water caused by poor or clogged drainage systems. Problems with latrines and water points are especially concerning for the protection of women and girls, who are often tasked with fetching water and who are disproportionately affected by poorly functioning facilities.
Rohingya Community Outreach Members conducted 740 household visits and 214 monitoring assessments for 2,627 refugees, and conducted 1,366 COVID 19 awareness sessions, reaching 4,749 refugees including 758 older persons and 64 persons with disabilities. CPSS trained 40 participants on how to use the Child Protection Information Management System  ( CPIMS+ )  to strengthen case management in the COVID 19 context
In the camps, Nutrition Sector partners trained 12,000 Rohingya and Bangladeshi mothers on measuring Mid Upper Arm Circumference  ( MUAC )  and referring children to the nearest integrated nutrition facilities. In the host community, Nutrition Sector partners also reached 8,500 caregivers in host communities with 2,373 COVID 19 awareness materials and counselled around 8,000 Rohingya and Bangladeshi mothers and caregivers on infant and young child feeding practices in emergencies, particularly in the COVID 19 context. Nutrition Sector identified 48 suspected COVID 19 cases at nutrition facilities in the camps and referred them to health facilities.
An additional 156 BLIs provided athome educational support, explaining learning materials and activities to 7,550 learners. Meanwhile, educational facilitators shared COVID 19 awareness messages and caregiver led education instruction to 2,333 parents, caregivers and community members and trained 14,184 community volunteers, youth and adolescent volunteers on Education in Emergencies and child, adolescent, and youth friendly awareness messages.
In line with measures to prevent the spread of COVID19, the Government has imposed more restrictions on refugees' movements within and outside of the camps, which has impacted negatively on the well being and livelihoods of refugees and members of host communities alike. As a result, protection incidents have increased, particularly domestic violence and organized criminal activity.
UNHCR supported Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Isolation and Treatment Centres  ( SARI ITCs )  and an Intensive Care Unit in the Cox's Bazar District hospital have provided some 245 patients from the refugee settlements and the host community with support and care for COVID 19 to date. As of 15 August, over 180 patients have been successfully treated and discharged.
UNHCR and other humanitarian actors work in a coordinated manner to provide access to basic services to refugees in the camps along with vulnerable members of host communities. UNHCR continued to receive complaints from refugees regarding access to food distributions, as many have been prevented from collecting rations because of lost documentation or because they have not yet been registered in WFP's SCOPE database
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Safety and security risks have increased during the pandemic for everyone, but pre existing gendered risks have been exacerbated. Gender based violence is increasing, including IPV, polygamy, transphobic violence and violence against female sex workers, while access to support is more restricted.
Until now the treatment of COVID 19 cases in the camps has been managed on site in health facilities that UNHCR and other humanitarian agencies have established in the District. Some refugees are reluctant to seek treatment in health facilities, however, giving various reasons including a fear of being separated from family
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  An increase in early, forced and child marriage due to financial pressure resulting from the containment measures has taken place, as well as a halt in education and livelihood services for girls and boys, access to women and girls' spaces, and the diminishing presence of camp authorities.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Parents are mostly afraid that their children can fall victim to diseases and kidnapping. Children and adolescents are likely to experience the negative impacts on their mental health due to the loss of educational opportunities and the shutting down of safe spaces.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Increase community based protection to ensure safe access to different services for women, girls and transgender persons. Strengthen collaboration with the camp and legal authorities to improve security, including the safety of women and girls in the camps.Restore broader GBV services in camps and host communities and classify them as essential.
Cumulatively since March, UNHCR supported Community Outreach Members  ( COMs )  have reached some 162,300 refugees with key messages on COVID 19. Of these, over 33,000 were older persons, and more than 2,200 were persons with disabilities. COMs are also providing training sessions using tools developed by the health sector on COVID 19, covering health facilities, testing, quarantine and isolation.
The government's ban on SIM cards and access to telecommunications in the camps has continued to be the subject of much concern with the onset of COVID 19 and the critical need to spread credible information to refugees about prevention. While the ban has supposedly been relaxed, access to telecommunications networks in the camps continues to be sporadic and inconsistent
Over the past six months violence has increased across the camps, and the security situation in the southern camps remains particularly tense. Refugees have begun forming vigilante groups to counter these criminal gangs, while an increasing number of refugees have reportedly joined the gangs as a coping mechanism, especially considering the lack of livelihoods opportunities as a result of COVID19 restrictions.
[ 23rd March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  MSF's Balukhali clinic was completely destroyed by the flames. Fortunately, all patients and staff were evacuated from the clinic before the fire intensified. MSF treated 11 people who were wounded as a result of the fire in Kutupalong hospital and the hospital on the hill.
[ 7th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The authorities on Monday collected samples of 233 of the passengers at booths set up at the Diyabari quarantine centre in Uttara, airport sources said. Collection of samples at the other quarantine centre  ( Haji Camp in Ashkona )  may start in a day or two, they added.
Imams and female preachers continue to play a vital role in conducting community information sessions related to COVID 19, and their level of engagement in awareness campaigns continues to increase. Imams share information in the mosques during the five daily prayers, Friday sermons, on the streets, in their neighbourhoods and at water points
[ 23rd March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  This is not the first time fire has struck the camps, devastating the lives of many Rohingya families. Their shelters are built with temporary and flimsy materials, which means that fire can spread rapidly across the camps. Conditions here are deteriorating, with people suffering from reduced access to health care, increased violence, and inadequate living conditions.
[ 7th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  A total of 304 passengers who returned home from different countries were sent to Diyabari quarantine centre in Uttara from Dhaka airport on Sunday as they did not have coronavirus negative test reports.Earlier, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh issued a circular saying that all passengers from abroad must have Covid 19 negative certificates. Or else, they will be sent to institutional quarantine for 14 days.
[ 23rd March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The full impact of the fire on the Rohingya community is yet to be seen, as the fire continued to burn overnight. It is still not clear how many shelters, health care facilities, and other humanitarian infrastructure have been destroyed. This is a devastating blow to the Rohingya community, who have already endured years of hardship in poor living conditions.
[ 23rd March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The Rohingya have been denied the ability to return to their homes in Myanmar safely and with dignity. In Bangladesh, they face restrictions on their freedom of movement and have no access to livelihoods, including the ability to work. These barriers mean that they must depend entirely on humanitarian assistance for survival.
[ 3rd Nov 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Shortages and unavailability of agricultural inputs due to supply chain disruptions and movement restrictions amid the lockdown, leading to a hike in cost of inputs and shortages of labour  [ FAO, June 2020 ]
Delays caused by the COVID 19 situation as well as in obtaining approvals for radio frequencies and telecommunications towers importation and installation, impacting delivery of ETS connectivity services.
UN Women is also preparing samples for various other items like bedsheets, curtains and other items that could be required if the COVID 19 situation escalates in Cox's Bazar. Apart from mask production, supply and distribution, UN Women is also conducting awareness raising and outreach sessions through 75 community volunteers to ensure the community, particularly women, are informed on infection prevention and control to stop the spread of COVID 19.
In addition, partners ensured hand washing services for children and made sure they are practicing hand washing, partners also shared key massages regarding COVID 19 to LCMCs/ CMCs/parents/learners/CIC office.
As mentioned above, some mahjis are increasingly playing a negative role in the community, in particular through their involvement in mediating SGBV cases. They are charging fees as well as obstructing access to legal assistance, and in some cases threatening humanitarian staff and volunteers that attempt to provide legal assistance.
Due to heavy rainfall and shower from the upstream after June 20, 2020, a flood started to take place and as of NDRCC report on July 31, 2020, the flood has already impacted 33 districts i.e. Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Nilphamari, Rangpur, Sunamganj, Sirajganj, Bogura, Jamalpur, Sylhet, Tangail, Rajbari, Madaripur, Manikganj, Faridpur, Netrokona, Naogaon, Shariatpur, Dhaka, Munshiganj, Kishoreganj, Brahmanbaria, Chandpur, Noakhali, Lakshmipur, Natore, Habiganj, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Moulvibazar, Gazipur, Gopalganj and Pabna in which 5,448,926 people affected in 1,019 unions under 159 upazilas, 1,114,191 households became marooned and 43 persons died
10 incidents of fire took place in five districts i.e. Chattogram, Dhaka, Madaripur, Brahmanbaria and Sylhet which killed three persons and injured three persons. Dhaka faced four incidents and Chattogram faced three incidents of fire in July 2020.
The water level in 27 points of 17 districts, i.e. Kurigram, Gaibandha, Natore, Bogura, Sirajganj, Jamalpur, Tangail, Manikganj, Rajbari, Shariatpur, Madaripur, Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Munshiganj, Brahmanbaria and Chandpur are running over the danger level. Since 1998, this is going to be the most prolonged flood as per the forecast.
Before Learning Centers  ( LC )  closed, there was a discussion held in every LC with every learners and parent on COVID 19 awareness such as  hand washing with soap, keep children and themselves, as caregivers, at home and avoid gathering, not to send children to distribution centers, always maintain social distancing.
The only incident of bridge collapse took place in Shahbazpur Baily Bridge in Bogura Shariakandi route under Gabtali upazila of Bogura district on July 18, 2020, in which the 22 meter long bridge collapsed with a truck. The bridge collapsed when a 50 ton truck got down on the bridge which had a capacity to bear load of 10 ton, collapsed due to overweight of the truck. Road connectivity was disrupted in Bogura Shariakandi route and the authority told that it would take at least four days to repair the damages
During June, Community Outreach Members conducted 9,190 community COVID 19 awareness sessions reaching over 29,746 people, of whom 25% were older persons and 1.25% were persons with disabilities. Since COVID 19 awareness outreach began in March, more than 130,000 people have been reached through 26,769 sessions.
Partners and refugee volunteers visited older persons and their caretakers to provide information on how to minimise risk for older persons during COVID 19; 1,500 older individuals  ( 1,243 households )  received guidance on how to use care kits  ( including masks, a floor mat, a blanket, and a mosquito net )  which were distributed to help them stay comfortable in their shelters.
In collaboration with the Child Protection sector, the Education Sector has translated child focused messages on COVID 19 and awareness raising messages have been disseminated in camps  ( provided by Child Protection Sub Sector )  in the Myanmar Language
17,635 children and adolescents and 24,854 adults were reached through awareness raising on the child protection impact of COVID 19, which was conducted by refugee and child protection volunteers.
CPSS developed guidance on Child Protection and Health Care for Children in Health Facilities during COVID 19. 92 WASH partners were trained on Child Protection issues.
Host community response achievements in June: A total of 6,947 individuals participated in covid 19 awareness raising sessions on child protection risks.
Dignity kits and reusable cloth face masks were prepositioned and distributed for individuals in a quarantine facility in one camp. Partners distributed soap to 513 people as well as masks and sanitary pads to 110 women and girls who attended hygiene and handwashing sessions as part of COVID 19 prevention measures in 34 camps. Mask making and distribution continued in Women Friendly Spaces.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Train all first responders and frontline workers on dealing with GBV disclosures and referrals of GBV cases.Ensure women, girls, men and boys have updated information on available GBV services and how to access these. Ensure all staff and volunteers engaged in the COVID 19 response and wider humanitarian response are trained or retrained on preventing sexual exploitation and abuse.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Increase work on engaging men and boys, including religious and community leaders in consultations and awareness raising with communities on preventing GBV, promoting a more gender equal household dynamics, and reducing social stigma around women by breaking social norms and practices, for example, purdah.
In June, an Intensive Care Unit  ( ICU )  and High Dependency Unit  ( HDU )  wing was opened in Sadar Hospital in Cox's Bazar District, with 18 beds  ( 10 ICU/8 HDU )  to provide treatment for refugees and Bangladeshis.
UNHCR's partners continue to facilitate cloth mask production by refugee and host community women. So far, 115,000 cloth masks have been produced, of which close to 72,000 have been distributed, including 29,000 to the elderly population. UNHCR increased the production target from 100,000 to 200,000 considering the needs on the ground as the Government of Bangladesh requires masks to be worn in public locations.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Strengthen community engagement and risk communication efforts to ensure timely access of COVID 19 risk prevention messages for children, including through providing guidance to parents/ caregivers.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  The host community appears to have less access to their normal safety support, with only 52% believing they can still access these actors during the pandemic. This may be because many government offices were shut down for a long period due to the pandemic.