nlp-thedeep/humsetbias huggingface dataset:
[ 9th 15th August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Total 2,477  ( out of 2,677 )  confirmed cases have been investigated by Rapid Investigation and Response Team  ( RIRT, a camp wise CT network, composed of RIRT coordinator, Site Mx representation, CT supervisor, currently camp 34 teams are working with 34 supervisors and over 300 volunteers i.e., contact tracer ) . ▪ Contact tracing has been done by CT supervisors with 5,562 contacts registered in the Go.Data for follow up, out of 9,026 contact identified through field investigation by RIRT. ▪ 3,252  ( 58% )  contacts successfully completed the follow up. ▪ Two hundred and sixty seven  ( 8.2% )  contacts became tested positive for COVID19 during the incubation period.
[ 19th  25th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: Total nineteen  ( 19 )  Cholera RDT positive/culture cases reported as of W16 2021. Out of those 4 were confirmed and 11 by culture and remaining 4 results yet to be received. • In 2020, total 28 RDT/Culture positive cases for Cholera detected through sentinel testing. Specifically, 5 became confirmed by culture   2 from Ukhiya Host, 1 from Teknaf host and 2 from Refugees.
[ 24th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Airlines concerned shall issue boarding passes to the passengers in paragraph  ( ii )  only after being confirmed about the vaccination doses. For the passengers in paragraph  ( iii ) , Airlines shall be confirmed that seats are available at the government institutional quarantine facilities or the passenger have the proof of hotel reservation for institutional quarantine.
[ 24th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  If seats are not available at the government institutional quarantine facilities, the passenger shall be boarded in the flight only after ensuring the confirmation of hotel reservation. The above instructions will suspend, to the extent it is relevant, the instructions contained in any other Civil Aviation Circular/instruction/directives/minutes of the meetings regarding quarantine procedure.
[ 14 April 2021, Bangladesh Cox's Bazar ]  Host/Refugee: 32% of both community women identified rice being their only food intake yesterday. 17% of HC women and 6% of RC women identified that they went hungry last week. If food is not sufficient on some days, in order to manage, most people identified as reducing the food quantity  ( 64% ) , skip a meal  ( 35% ) , and someone does not eat  ( 34% ) .
[ 14 April 2021, Bangladesh Cox's Bazar ]  Host/Refugee: When asked why they were saving the money, majority of women from both the communities said it was for the future of their children  ( 61% of HC women and 86% of RC women ) . The second most popular reason was to invest in personal IGAs  (  24% of HC women and 65% of RC women )  with medical bills being the third highest reason for taking loans  ( 14% for HC women and 38% for RC women )
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Others said they had received a wheelchair, but because the camps are very crowded and the pedestrian infrastructure is often damaged and difficult to use, the wheelchairs are not useful, especially for longer trips. This means accessing health clinics is difficult, especially when people need to visit multiple clinics to find the necessary treatment.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ] Refugees: However, shelter conditions have worsened in the last 12 months. The reduction in shelter and site development programming and monsoon preparedness activities because of COVID 19 containment and risk mitigation measures meant activities that are commonly carried out throughout the year to maintain shelters – such as shelter improvements, repairs, maintenance, training, monsoon preparedness messaging, and the delivery of additional shelter materials – were not completed at scale.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: In 13 male FGDs – most of which were with boys aged 13–17 – and in six female FGDs, participants noted that tarpaulin walls leave them vulnerable to break ins, which results in lack of sleep and increased levels of stress. Those who discussed this issue were not only concerned about their belongings, but of the safety of their family members. Adolescent girls and families with young girls were especially worried about the risk of sexual violence and said they do not know how to ensure their family's safety without a stronger shelter.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host/Refugee: Generally, monsoon season in Bangladesh brings heavy rainfall starting from June to October every year. Since 23 July, heavy monsoon rains triggered sudden landslides and flash flood in most of the Upazila  ( sub districts )  of Cox's Bazar including Rohingya refugee camp displacing 13,432 Rohingya refugees, 2400 Host community people, 5158 shelters damaged in the Rohingya camps and 37,346 Rohingya refugees affected till July 30.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Women and girls are more likely to collect water, and therefore female FGD participants discussed more nuanced issues regarding water collection. Women and girls explained that it is not only difficult to reach the water points given the hilly terrain and long distance, but travelling through the camps to an overcrowded water point can be dangerous and being seen by men to be carrying water pitchers on their hips is undignified. Since the beginning of the response, water collection has been continuously raised as one of the tasks women feel least safe undertaking.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: The lack of gender segregated facilities also results in women and girls lining up for extended periods of time, until there are no men who wish to use the facility or access the service before them. This means women and girls need to stand in the sun for long periods of time, often heavily covered  ( as mentioned earlier )  and at risk to their dignity. These long waits can result in self defecation or wetting themselves and are especially challenging for smaller children.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Lack of lighting outside the shelter is also a major security concern, with many saying it compounds fears of insecurity. Lighting was more frequently raised as an essential need by older demographic groups  ( 45% of FGDs with those aged 41–55 and 70% of FGDs with people 56+ ) , because they often need to go to the toilet at night and already have trouble moving around the camps and their shelters during the day. Lack of lighting puts them at risk of serious injury. The same issue was raised by people with disabilities and their carers.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Accessing latrines and bathing facilities is difficult for people with mobility challenges, such as some people with disabilities and older people, especially if the facilities are far away. Some also struggle to ask family members or carers to support them to the toilets because they feel like a burden. People with disabilities, carers, and older people said accessing toilets is distressing and undignified for them and their families and that sometimes accessing toilets is not possible, so makeshift toilets are built in or near their shelters
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Widespread social and cultural taboos and stigma impact how women and girls learn about their periods, their access to and awareness of necessary menstrual hygiene management  ( MHM )  products, and how they manage their periods in the camps.45 During the pandemic, the increased presence of men in the shelters because of COVID 19 containment and risk mitigation measures impacted the ability of women and girls to safely manage their periods.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: The lack of safe gender segregated latrines and bathing facilities close to shelters was a major issue for women and girls, who detailed having to make difficult trade offs between going to the toilet during the day, when men can see them and they risk their reputation and dignity, or going at night, when there is limited lighting, they could slip and injure themselves, and there is a higher risk of rape or assault.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Lack of lighting inside the shelters is another major problem and a priority in 32% of male FGDs and 43% of female FGDs. Many people said lack of lighting inside their shelter makes it difficult to navigate safely inside and outside, prepare and serve food, and protect food from rodents. Women and girls also said they need handheld lights as they often prefer to access facilities at night to avoid men and boys.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Some participants in female FGDs and KIIs with single female headed households said they engage in IGAs that involve them working in public alongside men and completing work that is considered masculine, out of necessity. They said they felt ashamed and publicly humiliated doing such work, but that they did it because they saw no other option, emphasising that this is the only way they can support their families.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Some participants in 18 FGDs  ( 14 male FGDs and four female FGDs )  reported additional problems with the porters themselves. They were either charging a fee, despite being part of the free service for extremely vulnerable individuals, or they would run away with the assistance, steal parts of the assistance, or take the assistance only part of the way.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Many explained that to do anything outside their shelters while maintaining some dignity, they need to wear a burqa, gloves, socks, veil, and hold an umbrella. Many said they do not have all these items and must borrow from neighbours. They also pointed out that standing in queues for hours in the sun is very hot and unbearable with that amount of clothing on.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: For the Rohingya, it is undignified and shameful for women and girls, especially adolescent girls and unmarried women and girls, to be seen in public and to interact with men and boys outside their family. As the refugee camps are some of the most densely populated places in the world and their residents have no option but to use public facilities, complete segregation for women and girls is nearly impossible.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Other suggested solutions included using registration or card numbers to call people one by one to collect their assistance, or people being assigned a number to symbolise their place in line. This way, people could avoid standing in long crowded queues in the sun and could wait in a shaded area until their number is called. Some participants also said this would reduce the number of people turned away after waiting all day when humanitarians are unable to finish their distribution in one day.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Ensuring safe and dignified access to all services for everyone is not only essential, it is central to the principle of ‘do no harm' that all humanitarian responses are required to uphold. In the consultations, problems around unsafe and undignified access to services were raised continuously by specific demographic groups, such as women and girls of all ages, older people, and people with disabilities.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Many women and girls specifically named sewing as something they want to learn and said they would like to receive the resources necessary to make clothes. This would allow them to earn an income and to make much needed clothes and carry out repairs for themselves and their family. Some participants said they already had these skills and could benefit from teaching other Rohingya women and girls.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Many noted that increasing their access to IGAs and skills development training would help their families meet their immediate needs while also increasing their ability to make a positive contribution to society. Participants said being able to generate an income would greatly reduce the daily struggle to meet their basic needs and would mitigate the use of negative coping mechanisms, potentially reducing insecurity in the camps.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Participants said this would allow them to buy essential items such as fresh food, essential NFIs, and shelter repair materials, and access medical support and education services, and would also allow them to contribute to community improvements in their block and carry out important cultural and religious events, such as weddings and funerals.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: People also said the quality of aid would improve if more Rohingya volunteers could take on roles with greater responsibilities. This would also improve representation in decision making, self reliance, and the ability of the response to consult and engage with them. There was also recognition that more volunteers in the camps would reduce costs for organisations, which could be redirected to the population.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Participants explained that there are too few water points for the number of households that rely on them, that water points are broken, or that they only operate for a short amount of time during the day. They said this not only makes it difficult to ensure they have enough water, but when water sources are shared with or owned by someone from the host community, it causes tension between Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshis.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: In the female FGDs, most participants said they need to be able to engage in culturally appropriate income generation. Activities that could be done inside their shelters, such as sewing clothes, weaving mats, and creating other handicraft items to sell, were requested in 65% of female FGDs. Such opportunities would enable women and girls to support their families while living in the camps and would provide them with useful skills for the future.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Adolescents, particularly adolescent boys, expressed frustration and extreme concern about their future because they can neither go to school nor work as they are under 18. Education was extremely important to the participants, and many said they see education as a solution to prevent continued discrimination against them and to improve social cohesion both within the Rohingya population and with the host community.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: For the Rohingya, adequate gender segregation is more than just designating some toilets for males and some for females. The mere presence of men in and around such facilities complicates access for women and girls. Other adaptations have been investigated and highlighted in past reports and include consulting women and men when developing modifications, improving lighting, installing full height doors, obscuring exits and entrances, covering soakaways,38 increasing security, and establishing community based protection mechanisms and ensuring community involvement.39 Much more also needs to be done to ensure existing facilities meet Sphere Standards and to ensure the right of women and girls to live with dignity.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: As mentioned above, some foods – namely eggs, potatoes, and dried fish – do not last until the end of the month without rotting. Some participants attributed this to poor quality food that is already old when it is distributed. Eggs and potatoes were said to rot within one to two weeks, leaving refugees with less food towards the end of the month.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ] Refugees: Participants requested more support to transport their rations home, more accountability regarding the porters, distribution points closer to their shelters or having the packages distributed to their homes, increasing the frequency of distributions so the weight decreases, and allowing families to send more than one person to collect the rations.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ] Refugees: Participants in 40% of male FGDs and 73% of female FGDs explained that the shelters are inadequate because they do not provide enough protection from the weather. During cyclone and monsoon season, the shelters are prone to flooding and leaking. When it is not raining, they are scorching hot because they have limited ventilation and tarpaulin traps in the heat.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: The inability to protect their household from the weather and the limited amount of NFIs available to mitigate discomfort were said to cause health issues such as headaches, skin rashes, and fatigue. Although mentioned across demographic groups, this problem disproportionately impacts those who spend more time inside, such as women and girls.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: The most common suggestions to improve access to clean water were: • increasing the number of water points • improving or changing the water source, for example making the well deeper • providing more consistent and easier access to water points • making water points easier to use • providing more pitchers for carrying water.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Some participants expressed frustration about water points sometimes being turned off for multiple days without warning and without communication about when they will be turned on again. Poor weather also makes access to water points difficult, and some households are completely cut off from water when there are heavy rains, forcing them to drink from unimproved water sources.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: The need for more gender segregated latrines and bathing facilities was the most discussed improvement across demographic groups. This would reduce crowding and long lines, increase dignity, safety, and cleanliness, and reduce the distance that people need to travel to go to the toilet and bathe. This has been reported as a priority since the onset of the emergency.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: The difficulties and dissatisfaction raised in most FGDs and KIIs however highlight that quality, quantity, preference, transportation, and storage are essential to ensure adequate and appropriate food assistance that does not run out before the end of the month. This will increase satisfaction and mitigate the use of and reliance on negative coping mechanisms.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ] Refugees: Participants in male FGDs between the ages of 13–17  ( 83% )  and 18–24  ( 72% )  spoke most about the need for improvements to existing education opportunities in the camps. This was also discussed at length in 65% of FGDs with Shomaz committees  ( n=20 ) , who expressed grave concern about the lack of quality education in the camps and how this will impact the future and behaviour of the next generation.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Despite temporary learning sites  ( TLS )  currently being closed, most discussions centred around more than simply reopening the TLS. The most requested improvements were to: • improve the quality of the education provided • improve access to formally recognised classes, especially for adolescents • teach the Myanmar curriculum using Rohingya teachers, including sessions on Burmese language and Rohingya culture • expand learning opportunities and literacy classes for adults, especially women.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees:  Participants in the four FGDs  ( two male, two female )  conducted in Teknaf all raised serious protection issues, such as kidnapping, criminal activity in the camps, and struggling to pay rent to the host community. They also noted that the amount they are required to pay has been increasing over the last year. To mitigate the risk of having their children kidnapped, they limit their movements around and outside the camps.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: Lack of freedom of movement, corruption, fights with the host community, and a lack of safe spaces for recreational activities were frequently raised by male participants between the ages of 13–17 and 18–24. . Many said that because there is no place to play in the camps, they have tried to use sports field or open spaces in the host community. They also spoke of being harassed and beaten up by members of the host community when they go to local stores or while they are walking along pathways that are also used by the host community. There was a very real sense of fear of the host community and frustration and hopelessness about the level of impunity they perceive the host community has. They also expressed frustration about the lack of reliable protection mechanisms and security services to report their safety concerns and incidents to.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: As a solution, participants in 70% of female FGDs and 51% of male FGDs suggested an increase in rice, oil, and spices. It was suggested that other staples that cannot last the month or are not as familiar to the Rohingya be reduced. Participants also discussed food allocation per household, noting that the age of each individual in the household should be considered because households with more adults run out of food faster than those with small children.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Big potatoes were commonly cited as a problem as they were allocated by weight. The Rohingya refugees explained that each potato was very large, and for them to last the month they would need to cut them and spread them out between meals. As they do not have proper storage, this is not possible and therefore the potatoes do not last the month.
[ 14th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  During this time, the Traffic Division collected Tk 15,79,500 as penalties from 744 vehicles for failing to comply with coronavirus lockdown restrictions. In the last 13 days of the strict lockdown, 8,540 people were arrested by police, 2,894 people were fined Tk37,79,630 by mobile court and 7,395 vehicles were fined Tk1,67,60,275 for flouting curbs.
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  A large number of people lost their shelter and livelihoods as per SoS data, which may force them to adopt negative coping mechanisms, further risking a potential increase in gender based violence, child labor, child marriage and human trafficking.
[ 31st May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Host community households do not all receive blanket food assistance and rely on markets which are currently experiencing increased food prices due to increased transaction costs for transportation. Prolonged lockdown could further drive prices upwards.
[ 26 April, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Lockdown extended: The surge in Covid infections prompted the government to go for a lockdown from early April. Having failed to achieve the intended result, it imposed a strict lockdown from April 11 and extended it to April 28. On Monday, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain said the government would extend the lockdown till May 5, as there is no improvement of the Covid 19 situation. However, shopping malls will remain open from 10am to 8pm during the extended period, he said.
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  WASH facilities were severely damaged in the affected districts, more than 18,000 tube well and latrine were damaged  ( Source: DPHE ) . Communicable disease outbreaks  ( e.g. Diarrhea, ARI and Skin diseases )  are likely increase due to polluted water, disrupted sanitation systems and salinity intrusion.
[ 2 June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Naogaon municipality, Niamatpur upazila put under one week lockdown: Similar restrictions have also been imposed in Rupsha Upazila, Khulna Sadar, Sonadanga and Khalishpur upazilas of Khulna for a week which will start from June 4. All shops except pharmacies in those places will remain closed for a week from June 4. Mobile courts and police were instructed to take necessary steps to ensure people maintain the health guidelines. The city mayor said no gathering would be allowed after evening. He also instructed all to maintain social distance and use masks.
[ 26th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The wrath of the storm has been felt most by St Martin's Island in Kutubdia. Nur Mohammad, chairman of St Martin's Island, said: “The island's jetty has been destroyed by strong tidal waves caused by Cyclone Yaas. “As many as 50 houses on the island have been destroyed. In addition to the massive erosion around the island, 15 tourist resorts have also been damaged.
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Satkhira, Pirojpur and Patuakhali districts were among the worst impacted. A large number of houses were damaged as preliminary estimation from SOS form accounts for about 26 thousand houses are fully or partially damaged due to onrush water and marooned condition.
[ 2 June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Lockdown extended in Rohingya camps, Teknaf upazila: Besides, Naogaon municipality, Niamatpur upazila have been put under lockdown for a week. Deputy Commissioner Harun or Rashid announced the lockdown at a press conference on Wednesday noon. The lockdown will remain in force from June 3 to 9. No vehicles will be allowed to enter or exit these places. However, vehicles involved in providing emergency services, ambulances, goods laden vehicles, patient carrying vehicles, will be allowed to move on roads. All shops and weekly haats except pharmacies will remain shut during the period. Earlier on Monday, the cabinet secretary announced that district administrations have been given the authority to enforce lockdown in their areas if the Covid 19 situation deteriorates.
[ 21st June 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  ( 668 )  was recorded in week 16, 2021  ( 19 25 APR ) , with the highest daily death of 112 on 19 April 2021. In the reported week, COVID 19 daily average cases increased to 3 535 from 2 276 in the week before.
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The number of children suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition  ( SAM )  is likely to increase, including maternal and child mortality. Disruption of essential health & nutrition services for children, PLW and care givers will result in the deterioration of wasting status which may increase the caseload of SAM as per nutrition cluster.
[ 21st June 2021, Bangladesh ]  As of 20 June 2021, the test per case is 7.4 which indicates the number of tests required to identify 1 case.
[ 26th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Kutubdia Upazila Nirbahi Officer  ( UNO )  Mohammad Noor Zaman said: “ A total of 25 villages in the several unions of Kutubdia Island are now under water. “This happened due to the cyclone and tidal surge. Houses here have been extensively damaged. Strong tides have broken through the island's embankment. The houses near it have been destroyed by strong tidal waves.
[ 30th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission  ( BERC )  has refixed the price of liquefied petroleum gas  ( LPG )  of private companies at retail level with effect from July 1. As per the new price, the private companies will have to sell 12kg LPG at Tk891 instead of the current price of Tk842. The regulatory body refixed the price after adjusting it with the Saudi Contract Price  ( CP ) .
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Household food security and livelihood severely affected due to loss of employment and damage of household food stock • Agriculture land damaged by the tidal surge and due to the saline water intrusion, crop production will be hampered for long time.
[ 26th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  “Besides, the people of the island, all 8,000 of them, have been evacuated to the designated cyclone shelters.' Meanwhile, 10 more villages located in the suburbs of Cox's Bazar have been flooded. Several villages of Gomatali Islampur union of Sadar upazila are now submerged.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host/Refugee: There are overwhelming GBV protection needs for the flood affected people due to absence of protection actors in both camp and host communities. GBV staff and volunteers were able to access the camps after the landslide and the flooding began.
[  24th   30th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  As of week 21,  ( 24 30 May 2021 )  there are 1 188 confirmed cases of COVID 19  ( SARSCoV 2 ) , 43 687 samples were tested, total positivity rate  ( TPR )  2.7%. This week  ( week 21 ) , 175 new confirmed cases detected, 1 204 samples were tested, test positivity was 14.5%. Cases per million in last 7 days 203.5 with a negative change 29% in last 7 days.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The different centers for children are closed due to COVID 19. Currently no playground for the children and many Learning centers  ( LC )  and child friendly spaces are burned during fire incidents at Camp 9. Children are feeling bored at home as there are lack of playing materials and they also faced damages of daily uses materials, educational materials, cloths etc.
[ 18 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Around 500 patients with mental health disorders are undergoing treatment at Pabna Mental Hospital.
[ 21st June 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to DGHS, as of 20 June 2021, the country's current institutional quarantine capacity is represented by 629 centres across the 64 districts, receiving 31 991 persons. A total of 66 814 individuals were placed in quarantine facilities, and 61878  ( 93% )  of them have already been released. Over the same period, a total of 157 491 individuals were isolated in designated health facilities, and 126 260  ( 80% )  of them were released.
[  24th   30th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  As of this week  ( week 21 )  • Median age of tested and confirmed cases is 11  ( 0 120 )  and 22  ( 0 90 )  years • Female among tested and confirmed cases is 54% and 47% • All 34/34 camps have confirmed cases  ( C2W 104, C24 96, C4 91, C15 84, C3 83 )  • A total of 17 deaths from COVID 19 with the case fatality rate 1.4%
[ 21st June 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to DGHS, as of 20 June 2021, there are 12 056 general beds dedicated to COVID 19 treatment countrywide, 33.0%  ( 3 977 )  of which are occupied. 42.6% of the dedicated general beds are in Dhaka City. There are 1 134 dedicated ICU beds in the country, of which 41.7%  ( 473 )  are occupied; 72.4% of the dedicated ICU beds are in Dhaka City.
[ 21st June 2021, Bangladesh ]  When compared to the IP service utilization in May 2020, utilization in May 2021 is 2 times higher representing a better situation as compared with last year. However, the IP services status in May 2021 has increased by 9% as compared to that of April 2021.
[ 21st June 2021, Bangladesh ]  When compared to the OP service utilization in May 2020, utilization in May 2021 is 2.6 times higher. However, the OP services status in May 2021 has decreased by 9% as compared to that of April 2021. The decreasing trend is noted in the utilization of OP services since March 2021. Lockdown could be one of the reasons for the decline. If the decline continues in the subsequent months, it will adversely impact the overall service utilization and the UHC status in the country.
[  24th   30th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Total 902  ( out of 1,188 )  confirmed cases have been investigated by Rapid Investigation and Response Team  ( RIRT, a camp wise CT network, composed of RIRT coordinator, Site Mx representation, CT supervisor, currently camp 34 teams are working with 34 supervisors and over 300 volunteers i.e., contact tracer ) . ▪ Contact tracing has been done by CT supervisors with 2,497 contacts registered for follow up in the Go.Data.
[ 10th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  On May 29, the first tremor of magnitude 3 on the Richter scale was felt at 10:36am, followed by the aftershocks of 4.1 magnitude at 10:50am, 2.8 magnitude at 11:30am and 4 magnitude at 1:58pm. Two buildings tilted in the city but no casualties were reported. The next day, another tremor of magnitude 2.8 jolted Sylhet city. Later, the Sylhet City Corporation  ( SCC )  authorities carried out an inspection and shut down 25 at risk residential buildings and markets of the city for 10 days.
[  24th   30th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  1,852  ( 74.2% )  contacts successfully completed the follow up. ▪ Eighty two  ( 4.6% )  contacts became tested positive for COVID 19. ▪ Average number of contacts ~4 per positive case.
[ 10th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The successive earthquakes have spread panic among locals, who are worried about a potential major quake occurring sometime. Many people living in high rise buildings have left the city for their village homes.
[ 24th May   6th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees:  Since the onset of the outbreak in 2017, Diphtheria surveillance is ongoing in the camps. The total number of diphtheria cases reported is 9275 to date  ( 3016 in 2017; 5330 in 2018; 614 in 2019; 226 in 2020 and 89 as of week 20, 2021 ) . In total, 9030 cases were reported in the camps and 245 from the host community, with 47 deaths registered in the refugee camps and none in the host community.
[ 20th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Also, it is necessary to document the Value for Money  ( VFM )  achieved with COVID 19 response by using technology in CVP in terms of effectiveness, efficiency and potential for digital equity; which could be potential evidence to seek future donors.
[ 21st June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh resumed its nationwide inoculation drive with the current stock of 1.1 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine at 67 centres  ( Government Medical College Hospitals and District General/Sadar Hospitals )  across the country from 19 June. The Sinopharm vaccine has two doses schedule, the interval between the first dose and second dose is four weeks  ( 28 days ) . The vaccines are available for 10 categories of people, as well as those who have already registered for the vaccine but have not yet received doses.
[ 21st June 2021, Bangladesh ]  As of 20 June 2021, a total of 14 296 people received 1st dose of Sinopharm vaccine, out of which 7 687  ( 54% )  are male and 6 609  ( 46% )  are female.
[ 7th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The supply of gas will remain suspended for 12 hours  [ from 9am to 9pm ]  at some areas of Dhaka on Tuesday. According to Titas Gas Supply and Transmission Company Ltd, the areas include Kamlapur Rail Station to Titipara slum, Saydabad bus terminal, Mugda, Golapbagh, Beltala, Maniknagar, Atish Dipankar Road, RK Mission Road, Gopibagh, Uttar Jatrabari, and Dhalpur.The gas disruption will take place due to relocation works of gas pipeline from Titipara to Golapbagh to facilitate the implementation of the Padma Bridge Rail project, said Titas Gas. It also said the consumers in the adjoining areas may experience low pressure for the relocation works.
[ 18 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Twelve mental health patients, three doctors and seven nurses have been infected with Covid 19 at Pabna Mental Hospital. The hospital authority sent them home to self isolate to protect other people, Pabna Mental Hospital Clinical Assistant Dr Masud Rana Sarker confirmed this to UNB Sunday.
[ 7th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Local administrations have lifted the ongoing Covid 19 lockdowns in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas of Cox's Bazar and imposed fresh movement restrictions. The restrictions will remain in effect till June 13, confirmed Nizam Uddin Ahmed and Parvez Chowdhury, the upazila nirbahi officers  ( UNO )  of Ukhiya and Teknaf, respectively.
[ 7th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Earlier, authorities had declared a lockdown in four wards of Ukhiya's Rajapalong union for a week from June 1. Ukhiya UNO Nizam Uddin Ahmed said, in the last month, more than 400 local people in the upazila had tested positive for Covid_19. Of them, over 200 patients were from Rajapalong union.
[ 7th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Refugees: A total of 2,443 Covid 19 cases were recorded in Ukhiya upazila until Sunday. Of these, 1,315 were local citizens and 1,128 were Rohingya refugees. INGOs or NGOs operating in the Rohingya camps will have to comply with instructions from the Office of the RRRC.
[ 7th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the latest government directive, which also extended the nationwide restrictions on public movement and gathering until June 16, long distance buses will be able to operate at 50% capacity from Monday, while mandatorily maintaining the health regulations.
[ 21st June 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the past week  ( epidemiological week 24, 2021 ) , Bangladesh reported 24 746 new cases, a 55.3% increase compared to the week before; the case per 100 000 population per week is 14.5. The country reported 430 new death, a 54.1% increase; death per 100 000 per week is 0.3. The weekly new test is 152 622  ( daily average: 21 803 ) , a 21.9% increase than the week before; tests per 100 000 per week is 90; the weekly average test positivity rate  ( TPR )  is 16.2%, TPR increased by 27.5% from last week. Overall Case Fatality Ratio  ( CFR )  is 1.59% which was also 1.59% last week.
[ 21st June 2021, Bangladesh ]  As of 20 June 2021, 67.6% of reported cases were from Dhaka division  ( 57.8% at Dhaka city ) , Chattogram – 12.9%, Rajshahi – 5.5%, Khulna – 5.3%, Sylhet – 2.8%, Rangpur – 2.6%, Barishal – 1.9% and the lowest 1.4% from Mymensingh division. While 54.5% of the reported death were from Dhaka division  ( 32.3% at Dhaka city ) , Chattogram – 19.1%, Khulna – 7.3%, Rajshahi – 6.4%, Rangpur – 3.9%, Sylhet – 3.7%, Barishal – 3.0%, and the lowest 2.1% from Mymensingh division
[ 3 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  On 1 April, the district administration ordered the closure of all tourist attractions in Cox's Bazar initially until 14 April. Since 14 April, the district continued to observe a stricter lockdown as part of the nationwide campaign. The authorities in Cox's Bazar administered mobile courts and enforced a stricter requirement for the public to have masks and maintain social distancing in public spaces. Despite the domestic fights resumed on nearly all routes on 21 April after a 16 day suspension, the flights from and to Cox's Bazar remained suspended till the end of the month.
[ 3 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Rohingya illegal movement: Attempt to enter Bangladesh During April, there were two specific instances of 22 Rohingya attempting to cross the border from Myanmar which were reported by the media. On 21 April, near the border in the Unchiprang area, the BGB detained 20 Rohingyas who were attempting to enter Bangladesh illegally, they were subsequently returned to the authorities on the other side of the border.4 A day earlier, two Rohingya  ( including a woman )  were detained near the Nyapara border area in Teknaf after they entered the country illegally, and then returned to Myanmar.5
[ 14th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The restrictions have been relaxed from July 14 midnight to 8am July 23 in the interest of celebrating the holy Eid ul Azha, conducting pre Eid business, keeping the country's socio economic condition and economic activities normal, said the notice.
[ 13th  19th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: On 14 June, the bodies of two more Rohingya children were recovered from the River Naf. They had drowned in the incident reported last week on 12 June when four members of a Rohingya family who were informally returning to Rakhine state drowned after their boat capsized meaning that this accident has now claimed six lives.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Less functionality of existing disaster management committee  ( DMC ) , disaster management plan in camp and host.
[ 3 June 2021, Bangladesh ]  "The government procured 3 crore doses of Covishield vaccine of Oxford AstraZeneca from the Serum Institute of India. In addition, 6.80 crore doses will be available from the Covax facility under the World Health Organisation for 20 percent of our population, that is, for 3.40 crore people. Out of this 1.06 lakh doses have already been received,' he said. Meanwhile, 70 lakh doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca Covishield vaccine reached Bangladesh, and the governments of India and China gave 32 lakh doses and 5 lakh doses respectively of coronavirus vaccine as gifts.
[ 24th May   6th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Between weeks 21 22, 341 new confirmed cases were detected from 2351 samples tested, the test positivity was therefore 14.5%. As of 6 June 2021, the cumulative incidence is 157.5 per 100 000 people. The overall positivity of samples tested is 3.0%. Among the cases, 3.3% showed severe symptoms at the time of admission while 5.9% reported at least one co morbidity.
[ 31st May   6th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  As of week 22,  ( 31 May 6 June 2021 )  there are 1 354 confirmed cases of COVID 19  ( SARS CoV 2 ) , 44 834 samples were tested, cumulative test positivity rate  ( TPR )  3.0%. This week  ( week 22 ) , 166 new confirmed cases detected, 1 147 samples were tested, test positivity was 14.5%, same as of previous week  ( week 21 )  Cases per million in last 7 days 193.1 with a positive change 5% in last 7 days.
[ 24th May   6th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A total of 1045 confirmed cases  ( out of 1354 to date )  have been investigated by RIRTs by 6 June, with contact tracing activities being conducted and captured through Go.data, including the 2605 contacts to be followed up. Out of these, 1918  ( 73.6% )  contacts have seen their follow up visits completed and were released from quarantine. 104  ( 5.4% )  tested positive cases during the follow up period.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: People are not aware what to do if any children are separated or missing/lost and also, they don't have proper idea regarding protection or child protection issue in host community.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Community level Disaster Preparedness: • Inadequate arrangement of emergency response equipment for water and fire related hazard, inadequate number of trained community people for disaster response  ( only 100 volunteers were trained in each camp, 75 male and 25 female ) , there is no plan for regular meeting, training and simulation for Disaster Management Unit  ( DMU )  volunteers as they received training 2 years before.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Lack of awareness about landslide risk who are living in hilly areas of camp and host.
[ 30th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Food security has been greatly compromised in the low income households of Bangladesh amid the Covid 19 pandemic so far, with 40% of households facing difficulties to have three meals a day and 70% of households consuming less quantity food than what they regularly consumed before, says a study.
[ 30th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  During the discussion, moderated CPJ Executive Director Manzoor Hasan, lead researchers Dr Sanaul Mostafa and Dr Shahidul Islam said that urban informal workers and returnee migrants suffered the most during the pandemic. “Low income people lost one third of their income compared to the pre pandemic period. Food security has been greatly compromised as 87% reduced their protein consumption,' they said quoting the study.
[ 31 May, 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the past week  ( epidemiological week 21, 2021 ) , Bangladesh reported 9 750 new cases, a 9.3% increase compared to the week before; the case per 100 000 population per week is 5.7. The country reported 207 new death, an 8.8% decrease; death per 100 000 per week is 0.1. The weekly new test is 108 723  ( daily average: 15 532 ) , a 3.7% decrease than the week before; tests per 100 000 per week is 64; the weekly average test positivity rate  ( TPR )  is 9.0%, TPR increased by 13.5% from last week. Overall Case Fatality Ratio  ( CFR )  is 1.58% which was 1.57% last week.
[ 31 May, 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the epi week 21, all the divisions except Dhaka experienced an increment of weekly new cases; the highest increase observed in the Rajshahi division, 95.1%  ( 1 481 this week and 759 in the week before ) , followed by the Mymensingh division 57.6%  ( 320 and 203 respectively ) . The Dhaka division reported the highest number of new cases  ( 3 787 ) , 9 new cases per 100 000/week with a decrease of 11.6% of weekly cases; and the Barishal division reported the lowest number  ( 246 )  of new cases, 2 new cases per 100 000/week. Out of the 798 830 COVID 19 cases registered as of 30 May 2021, 92.5%  ( 738 805 )  recovered, 5.9%  ( 47 442 )  were active cases, and the remaining died  ( previously mentioned as CFR ) . In epidemiological week 21, the average number of COVID 19 weekly active cases increased by 3.7% compared to the week before  ( 47,248 and 45 569 respectively ) ; during the same time, weekly recovery decreased by 6.4%  ( 8 108 in the current week and 8 661 in the week before ) .
[ 23 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The increase in the cost of the food basket combined with the labour restrictions imposed by the lockdown and lower wages in some sectors continue to lead to reduction in household purchasing power.
[ 7 21June, Cox's Bazar ]  Host/Refugee: A total of 16 Rapid Diagnostic Test  ( RDT )  positive cases for Acute Water Diarrhea  ( AWD )  were reported in the reporting period. The total number of cases reported so far is 62 in 2021: 43 from the refugee camps and 19 from host communities. Out of these, 16 were culture confirmed, 35 tested negative by culture and the remaining 11 culture results are awaited. In line with The Multisectoral AWD response plan, for each case a joint Health and WASH investigation takes place and implements household level measures. Areas of focused intervention have been identified, where WASH, Health and Community Engagement activities are undertaken/intensified at sub block level.
[ 9th 15th August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Acute Respiratory Infection  ( 17.1% ) , Diarrheal Diseases  ( 5.5% )  & Unexplained Fever  ( 1.1% )  are the diseases with highest proportional morbidity in week 32.
[ 23 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Conclusions: Combined effect of Ramadan, lockdown and border closure has triggered price spikes for most of the major commodities. • Prolonged lockdown is likely to continue driving food prices upwards. As stated last month, food insecurity and vulnerability among market dependent poor households likely to be exacerbated by compounding factors including monsoon, lockdown and border closures which affect income opportunities and commodity prices.
[ 19th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The move to lower age limit to 30 years comes only 14 days after the government set the cut off to 35 years as its efforts to procure Covid 19 vaccine from different sources started to bear results. The latest consignment of vaccine shots – three million Moderna jabs from the US – arrived in Dhaka at 9:06pm on Monday. This lot also came under the Covax scheme.
[ 7 21June, Cox's Bazar ]  In week 23 24, 4 suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Infection  ( SARI )  deaths were reported. In total 49 deaths have been reported in 2021. All deaths have been investigated by RIRT as a part of COVID 19. 1 death reclassified as confirmed and 9 were probable COVID 19 death. In 2020, a total 49 suspected SARI deaths were reported through community based mortality surveillance. Of these, all were verified and 2 considered death due to probable COVID 19.
[ 31st May   6th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  As of this week  ( week 22 )  • Median age of tested and confirmed cases is 11  ( 0 120 )  and 23  ( 0 100 )  years • Female among tested and confirmed cases is 54% and 48% • All 34/34 camps have confirmed cases  ( C2W 111, C24 101, C3 96, C4 96, C15 87 )  • A total of 18 deaths from COVID 19 with the case fatality rate 1.3%
[ 24th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The health authorities have ensured some 5000 beds, including over 350 ICUS and 200 HDU equivalent beds having High Flow Nasal Cannula. All the beds have low oxygen supply facilities, he added. Moreover, the health authorities have said they are trying to utilize the health care facilities outside the capital to prevent Covid 19 patients from rushing to Dhaka.
[ 23 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Food and nutrition: Gender norms impact on how food is distributed in the family during emergencies/ disasters. Research participants from the FGDs with out of school girls shared that parents in the target communities give nutritious food to boys and men during and after disasters because they believe that they are hard workers who go around in the flood waters to source food and manage shelters. The girls and women eat less nutritious food which affects their health especially during and after disasters, and they frequently fall ill due to weakness.
[ 25th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  On May 12, China handed over first batch of 500,000 doses of its Sinopharm vaccine to Bangladesh as gift while Dhaka is keeping its efforts on globally to get access to enough inoculation.