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[ 20th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  While nationally the possible second wave of COVID infections still appears to be rising, Cox's Bazar District has seen a slight reduction in the infection numbers. In the last week, 62 members of the host community tested positive down from 64 in the previous week while 11 Rohingyas tested positive compared to 15 in the preceding week. There were again no deaths attributed to the coronavirus in the district. The district administration though has continued to reflect national concerns enforcing strict mask wearing rules and the mobile courts have been active in ensuring compliance across the district.
[ 14th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]   14 March 2021 − A Rohingya man, allegedly a member of the Salman Shah gang, has been shot dead during a confrontation with other rival gangs in Nayapara Camp. A second man was stabbed and injured. Amader Shomoy  ( Bang. )  , Channel i Online  ( Bang. )  , Dhaka Tribune  ( Eng. )  − A Bangladeshi teenager named Mosharrof died after falling from tree in Pekua. Coxbangla  ( Bang. )  − Miscreants have assaulted a college girl in Ukhiya. Dainik Coxsbazar  ( Bang. )  − On 14 March, Police conducted an operation and arrested a youth with 1000 pieces of yaba in the Vend Bazar area under Fashiakhali Union of Chakoria Upazila in Cox's Bazar. Coxbangla  ( Bang. )  − RAB arrested a Bangladeshi man with 10,000 yaba tablets in Ramu. Coxsbazar Journal  ( Bang. )  − Police have arrested a Bangladeshi person from Teknaf for cheque forgery. Coxsbazar News  ( Bang. )
14th March 2021, Cox's BAzar − Police have arrested a Bangladeshi person from Teknaf for cheque forgery. Coxsbazar News  ( Bang. )  − At least five people were injured in a crash between a UNHCR mini bus and a truck in Ramu. Dainik Coxsbazar  ( Bang. )  − Two members of Salman Shah gang in Jadimura Camp 27 have been arrested by RAB with 1 shotgun and a local one shooter gun. Teknaf Today  ( Bang. )  − A fugitive Bangladeshi man, involved in an abduction, has been arrested in Garjania, Ramu. Coxsbazar News  ( Bang. )  − Six stores and houses have burned down in Pekua after a gas cylinder explosion. Coxsbazar News  ( Bang. ) , Parbatta News  ( Bang. )  − 16 innocent Jummas beaten by army in Ruma of Bandarban! Hill Voice  ( Eng. )  − In Cox's Bazar District, the number of patients infected with corona virus is increasing again. On 14 March, 16 patients were found positive out of 465 samples tested in the lab of Cox's Bazar Medical College. Coxsbazar News  ( Bang. )
[ 23rd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Both local and international researchers from different fields of study have been collaborating to study patterns of disease spread, risk factors, clinical management, socio economic impacts of COVID 19, since the beginning of the pandemic with the common goal to reduce its impact on the health, well being and economy of the population.
[ 23rd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The pandemic has caused a massive disruption of livelihoods of people in Bangladesh. The situation is further exacerbated by several rounds of regional flooding and cyclones in the coast.
[ 7th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Mymensingh Divisional Director  ( Health )  Md Shah Alam confirmed that second doses would be administered from Thursday, saying that those who had received first doses on subsequent days would receive their second doses on concurrent days of the second dose campaign. The vaccination campaign will only be run on official working days.
[ 7th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The DGHS said the nationwide vaccination campaign would continue during the lockdown as well as during Ramadan, as decided at Sunday's Covid 19 Vaccine Preparedness and Deployment Core Committee meeting. Health Minister Zahid Maleque, at a virtual program, said his ministry was doing everything possible to continue the ongoing inoculation campaign.
[ 23rd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Reopening of schools, first and foremost, is critical for the right of children to education as individual human beings. In addition, it is the key to minimizing the negative impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the society as a whole and reduce the risk of a vicious cycle of suboptimal human development, poverty, disparity and unsustainable development.
[ 23rd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Government of Bangladesh has made a bilateral agreement with the Serum Institute of India  ( SII )  for 30 million doses which will be provided in phased manner with slot of 5 million vaccine doses every month. Bangladesh is entitled to vaccine doses equal to 20% of population from COVAX facility. Government of India provided 2 million doses of SII – COVISHIELD to Bangladesh as a gift.
[ 7th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Several district health officials told Dhaka Tribune they were yet to get the necessary doses as of Wednesday afternoon, but that they were set to arrive in the evening. Beximco Pharmaceuticals, the sole distributor of the Oxford University AstraZenea vaccine in Bangladesh, is helping with the transportation of the doses.
[ 7th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  “There is a global shortage of Covid 19 vaccines, which creates a problem for us. Still, the health authorities are trying to bring vaccines to the country. The next consignment of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is expected to arrive this month, and we are hoping to receive confirmation on this matter within a day or two,' the minister said.
[ 23rd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Adequate financial resources for communicating with cases and contacts are key for effective contact tracing. To solve this resource gap, WHO provided financial support to cover telephone bill for the contact tracers. Going forward, IEDCR is negotiating with mobile operators to obtain 1,500 SIM cards to support continued communications for the next six months. This initiative is likely to significantly improve contact tracing approaches across the country.
[ 23rd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Aggregated for all students in Bangladesh and projected ten years into the future  ( when all graduates have entered the labour market ) , this would cost the Bangladesh economy between US$67 billion and US$114 billion in GDP at Net Present Value  ( 2017 PPP ) . In the intermediate scenario, aggregating for all students, this would cost the Bangladesh economy to lose US$ 89 billion in GDP annually  ( Rahman, 2021, Hanushek, 2020 ) .
[ 23rd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The COVID 19 pandemic is poised to translate into a substantial economic cost on the long run. If we quantify this loss of learning in terms of labour market returns, the average Bangladeshi student will face a reduction between an optimistic and pessimistic range of US$198 and US$335 in yearly earnings  ( 2017 PPP )  once s/he enters the labour market, which represents between 4% and 6.8% of annual income.
[ 23rd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Aside from missing out on education, prolonged school closure leads to a host of other issues such as increased risk of drop out even after schools are reopened  ( Economist, 2020, O'Donnel, 2020, UNFPA, 2021, Girlsnotbrides.org, 2021 ) 5 ; substantial increase of social protection issues such as neglect, abuse, exploitation, violence, child labour, child marriage and trafficking; and the deterioration of mental health among others.
Fire in Rohingya Camp: In the afternoon of 22 March, a fire broke out in Camp 8W rapidly spreading in the dry windy conditions into Camp 8E, Camp 10, and Camp 9. At least 15 Rohingya's died, over 500 were injured and around 50,000 were made homeless. Significant infrastructure including a CIC office, a medical centre, a food distribution centre, and learning centres was destroyed in the fire. It is estimated that about 10,000 individual residential huts were also destroyed.
[ 23rd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  This survey was administered through Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and SMS, and was facilitated by the U Report mobile based messaging platform. A total of 6,865 respondents participated in the survey from all eight divisions of the country. Among the participants, 32% think they have no risk of getting infected by COVID 19 and 26% think they are at medium risk. Respondents who always wear mask outside were 38%, 19% said they wear mask rarely and 8% said they never wear masks; 38% respondents said they do not wear mask because it is uncomfortable.
[ 23rd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Regular immunization services had dropped as low as 47% in April due to the pandemic but started to increase again from July 2020. A total 3,771,669 children under one years old were vaccinated with the BCG vaccine and 3,606,623 children vaccinated with the third dose of Penta vaccine through the routine Expanded Programme on Immunization  ( EPI )  in 2020 against a target of 3,838,319 with a coverage of 98% and 94%, respectively  ( source  DHIS2, DGHS ) .
[ 23rd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Between October to December 2020, over 38 million unique social media users were reached with vital risk communication messaging on COVID 19 prevention; symptoms; hand washing; mask wearing; mental health care; adolescent health; nutrition for immunity; advice for vulnerable populations such as the elderly, sick and pregnant women and essential workers; routine immunization; school reopening; vitamin A campaign; the national measles and rubella vaccination campaign; helplines and gender based violence.
COVID 19: This week the impact of the COVID19 second wave in Cox's Bazar saw the number of positive tests increase from 73 to 96 infected in the district over the week with 92 host community members and four Rohingya testing positive. This is a rise of over 25% in the district over the last week. In reaction to the rise in cases, the authorities in Cox's Bazar have been increasing the enforcement of the requirement for the public to have masks on in public spaces with mobile courts issuing fines for over 250 violators across the district.
[ 7 – 13 March 2021, Cox's Bazar Bangladesh ] COVID 19; As fears grow that a COVID 19 resurgence may well be appearing nationally, in Cox' Bazar District the total number of host community infections is 5,623 – an increase of 64 during the week while among Rohingya the overall total is 426 infected a rise of 15. There have been no deaths this week, so the number of deaths caused by the Coronavirus in the district remains 73 members of the host community and ten Rohingya. According to the WHO Dashboard, the case fatality rate within the host community is 1.3% while among Rohingya the number is 2.3%
[ April 6 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh witnessed record breaking daily Covid 19 fatalities and infections with 66 deaths and 7,213 cases during the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning amid the worsening coronavirus situation. More than 7,000 new Coronavirus cases were recorded for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, according to a handout issued by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
Life of Rohingya While the repercussions of the fire have continued to reverberate across the camp, there have continued to be other issues of concern. Six Rohingya have been arrested for being outside the camp. In one case a family of five including two children were arrested havingentered Bangladesh across the Indian border. In the other case, a Rohingya youth was detained by police in Naogaon District looking for work.
[ April 6 2021, Bangladesh ] Although the government enforced a 7 day lockdown from Monday restricting people's movement, shutting shops, markets and suspending operations of public transport  ( bus, train and domestic flights ) , people took it lightly and moving around feely defying the restriction, posing risks of more transmission.
[  April 4, 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 5,304 coronavirus patients died in Dhaka division, 1,673 in Chattogram, 509 in Rajshahi, 592 in Khulna, 276 in Barishal, 327 in Sylhet, 380 in Rangpur and 205 in Mymensingh divisions. So far 6,970 men  ( 75.22 )  and 2,296 women  ( 24.78 )  died of Covid 19.
[ 23 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  According to the head teachers, where the CEFM rate had been around five per cent, during COVID 19 there has been an alarming increase. During the flood in 2017, Save the Children's Education Disrupted Series  ( 2017 )  revealed that 52 per cent of primary schools were affected by flood, at least 32 per cent of primary schools  ( 421 schools out of 1,300 )  were damaged, and four schools were completely destroyed in Kurigram district. As a result, approximately more than 53 per cent of the school aged population of children between six to10 years old were unable to attend school in in this district during the 2017 flood.
[  5 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh recorded 7,087 fresh Covid 19 cases in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning which is the highest number of infections since the pandemic has hit the country. Besides, the coronavirus fatalities rose to 9,266 with 53 new deaths during the period. The mortality rate fell to 1.45 on Sunday from Saturday's 1.46 percent. Bangladesh has so far recorded 637,364 coronavirus cases, according to a handout issued by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[  5 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government launched a countrywide vaccination campaign on February 7 with doses received from the Serum Institute of India. Bangladesh signed an agreement with Serum in December last year for 30 million doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. Serum is supposed to supply the doses between January and June this year – 5 million each month.
[ 7th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Of the 63 deceased, including 39 men and 24 women, 41 were from Dhaka division, 10 from Chittagong, four from Rajshahi, three from Sylhet, two each from Khulna, Mymensingh divisions, and one from Barisal division. All the victims died while undergoing treatment at different hospitals across the country.
[ 20 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Rohingya refugee communities consider persons with disabilities one of the most at risk groups. At the same time, studies have shown households with persons with disabilities to be more at risk – for instance, from an economic perspective, as they are more likely having to take on debt to cover health expenditures – than households without persons with disabilities.
[  April 4, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh recorded 7,087 fresh Covid 19 cases in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning which is the highest number of infections since the pandemic began. Besides, the coronavirus fatalities rose to 9,266 with 53 new deaths during the period. The mortality rate fell to 1.45 on Sunday from Saturday's 1.46 percent.
[ 7th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 7,082 men  ( 74.97% )  and 2,365 women  ( 25.03% )  have died from Covid 19 in the country. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 5,439 people have died in Dhaka division, 1,694 in Chittagong, 517 in Rajshahi, 597 in Khulna, 280 in Barisal, 332 in Sylhet, 381 in Rangpur, and 207 in Mymensingh.
[ 10th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has reported 77 deaths from Covid 19 in the last 24 hours, the highest daily figure since the pandemic began, as the government plans to enforce another weeklong lockdown with stricter rules from April 14.
[  April 4, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Coronavirus claimed 568 lives in January this year, 281 in February and 638 in March. The health authorities recorded over 5000 Covid cases on March 29, 30 and 31 and April 3 while over 6000 cases on April 1 and 2 showing an alarming rise in infections. The infection rate slightly fell to 23.07 percent from 23.15 percent on Saturday. Bangladesh has so far recorded 637,364 coronavirus cases, according to a handout issued by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[  April 4, 2021, Bangladesh ]  During the 24 hour period until Sunday morning, 2,707 patients recovered, taking the number of recoveries to 552,482.The country has so far tested 4,783,385 samples, including 30,724 in the last 24 hours, the DGHS said. Among the latest victims, 37 died in Dhaka division, 9 in Chattogram, One in Rajshahi, three each in Rangpur and Mymensingh.
[ 5th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has registered over 7,000 Covid 19 cases for the second day in a row, as the recent surge of the deadly coronavirus continues in the country. As many as 7,075 people tested positive in the 24 hours till Monday morning, taking the total number of infections to 644,439. Health authorities on Sunday recorded the highest number of new Covid 19 cases  ( 7,087 )  in a single day since the pandemic made landfall in the country in March last year.
[ 10th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  With the latest figure, the number of total fatalities rose to 9,661 till Saturday morning. On March 5, 2021, the 7 day moving average of deaths in Bangladesh was 6.57   the lowest since May 2020. After May 27 last year, when the 7 day rolling average was 22.57, the number began to increase gradually. Fewer than 40 days have passed since March 5 and on Saturday, the 7 day moving average stood at 64.
[ 10th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Besides, the country logged more than 678,000 Covid 19 cases with 5,343 people testing positive in the 24 hour span. With the fresh infections, the number of total confirmed cases jumped to 678,937, according to the daily virus update released on Saturday afternoon by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[ 10th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Of the 77 deceased on Saturday, including 53 men and 24 women, 51 were from Dhaka division, 15 from Chittagong, three from Rajshahi, four from Rangpur, two from Khulna, and one each from Sylhet and Barisal divisions. All of them died in different hospitals across the country.
[ 5th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Since the beginning of the pandemic, 5,344 people have died in Dhaka division, 1,680 in Chittagong, 510 in Rajshahi, 593 in Khulna, 277 in Barisal, 328 in Sylhet, 381 in Rangpur, and 205 in Mymensingh. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.45%.
[ 5th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  On March 8, health authorities in Bangladesh reported the first three cases of Covid 19, a severe acute respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus strain named Sars CoV 2. The country recorded its first fatality on March 18.
[ 10th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  So far, 7,226 men  ( 74.80% )  and 2,435 women  ( 25.20% )  have died from Covid 19 in the country. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.42%
[ 10th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  As many as 26,077 samples were tested in 243 labs across the country in the past 24 hours. The latest figures show an infection rate of 20.47%. A total of 4,973,489 samples have been tested in the country, leading to an overall infection rate of 13.62% so far.
[  April 4, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Countrywide lockdown imposed: In an effort to prevent the transmission of Coronavirus and improve the current situation, the government has issued a gazette imposing restrictions on the movement of people and other activities for seven days from Monday.
[ April 9, 2021, Bangladesh ]  A sharp rise in both infections and deaths prompted the government to issue an 18 point directive before imposing a weeklong lockdown. But people defied the restrictions and carried on as usual. Shops have been reopened and public transport are being allowed to operate in city corporation areas.
[  April 4, 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government launched a countrywide vaccination campaign on February 7 with doses received from the Serum Institute of India.Bangladesh inked an agreement with Serum in December last year for 30 million doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. Serum is supposed to supply the doses between January and June this year – 5 million each month.
[ 7 13 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Highlights: ▪ Acute Respiratory Infection  ( 16.2% ) , Diarrheal Diseases  ( 5.4% )  & Unexplained Fever  ( 0.9% )  are the diseases with highest proportional morbidity in week 23.
[ 7 13 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A total of 3,647 cases of diarrhoeal diseases reported in EWARS in week 23. ▪ Among which 2,556 cases  ( 3.8% )  reported as acute watery diarrhoea  ( AWD ) , remaining 821  ( 1.2% )  and 270  ( 0.4% )  cases as other and bloody diarrhea, respectively.
[ 25th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Over 884,000 Rohingya refugees reside in 34 extremely congested camps in Cox's Bazar district of Bangladesh. 52% of the refugees are children.
[ 1st April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The number of daily infections had started to decline in mid December, reaching a low of 305 on February 6, but in mid March, the number of new infections began to rise. Following the surge in COVID 19 cases, the government has imposed a new set of restrictions, including a ban on all public gatherings in areas with high infection rates.
[ 22nd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The country also logged 4,280 fresh cases in 24 hours, taking the grand total of cases to 732,060. The latest figures show an infection rate of 15.07%. The overall infection rate of the country stands at 13.94%. The Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  revealed the latest figures on Covid 19 in the country with a press release.
[ 11th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  A substantial number of households in Bangladesh are using shared latrines especially in densely populated slums.
[ 5th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Keeping with the worrying surge in recent times, 7,075 new Covid 19 cases and 52 deaths were recorded between Sunday and Monday morning. This development took the total number of infections to 644,439 and the death toll to 9,318, since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March last year.
[ April 3 2021, Bangladesh ]  Amid an alarming surge in Covid 19 cases, Bangladesh recorded 5,683 fresh cases and 58 deaths in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning. The health authorities recorded over 5000 Covid cases on March 29, 30 and 31 while over 6000 cases on April 1 and 2. The infection rate slightly fell to 23.15 percent from 23.28 percent on Friday when the country recorded 6,830 cases, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic. On Thursday, the number of new cases was 6,469 and on Wednesday, the number was 5,358.
[ 26th April   2nd May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: Total twenty one  ( 21 )  Cholera RDT positive/culture cases reported as of W17 2021. Out of those 4 were confirmed and 11 by culture and remaining 6 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.
[ 6th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Continuation of primary and secondary education is uncertain as a large number of institutions have been partially and fully damaged and unable to provide remote based alternative education.
[ 11th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  Insufficient PPE was a major challenge for the COVID 19 response in Bangladesh. Personnel required enough and correct protective gear,  was not available, to safely reach the population and support their own psychosocial wellbeing.
[ 22nd Mar 2021, Bangladesh ]  RECOMMENDATION 8.: Distribute solid waste and water, sanitation and hygiene  ( WASH )  infrastructure equally across camps. Equitable distribution Of gender segregated WASH infrastructure will ensure that women, men, girls and boys have safe access to facilities, thus decreasing the prevalence Of informal bathing within shelters and reducing discharge into the drainage System. For solid waste management, collection pits and sorting facilities, were inequitably distributed throughout the camps. TO dispose Of household wastes, certain households had to travel further to safely dispose Of their household waste and, as a result, resorted to disposing waste into the drainage systems with consequences for water pollution and flow. Reduced water movement creates a breeding ground for mosquitoes, a vector for many diseases, and increased flood risk. TO ensure a fully functional solid waste System, there must also be space designated for an intermediate collection and sorting facility. If properly sorted, waste has value  ( i.e. compost, scrap dealers, recycled material ) . Additionally, proper segregation diverts waste from existing landfills, thus alleviating pressure on an already stressed waste management system.
[  [ 12  18 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  During the reporting week, CHWs delivered messages on COVID 19 to 289,382 persons. Since the beginning of the response, CHWG partners conducted more than 8.8 millions household visits reaching over 22 millions adults.
[ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: Sexual and reproductive health  ( SRH ) : SRH specific knowledge and access to related services are low among both DRP and HC. Multiple constraints continue to limit women's access to reproductive health services in the camps. This includes a lack of obstetric services.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Across sectors, KIs frequently reported that people were unable to meet needs due to a lack of money. For instance, the proportion of households reporting having gone into debt to cover health expenses fell from 55% in 2019 to 14% in 2020.
[ 26 April 9 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee/Host:Seven  ( 07 )  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 26 in 2021: twelve  ( 12 )  from the refugee camps and fourteen  ( 14 )  from host communities. Out of these, seven  ( 07 )  were culture confirmed, fifteen  ( 15 )  tested negative by culture and remaining four culture result awaited. In 2020, a total of 28 RDT positive cases for Cholera were detected through sentinel testing, five  ( 05 )  of which were confirmed by culture   two from Ukhiya host community, one from Teknaf host community and two from the refugee camps. It is important to note that a Cholera outbreak occurred in late 2019 with a reported number of 239 RDT/culture positive cases and in response a mass Oral Cholera Vaccine  ( OCV )  vaccination campaign was conducted with over 160 000 children of 1 <5 years being vaccinated with a 2  doses regimen.
[ April 9, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has so far tested 4,947,412 samples, including 31,654 in the last 24 hours. Of the latest victims, 42 died in Dhaka division, 10 in Chattogram, two in Rajshahi, three in Khulna, four in Barishal and one each in Sylhet and Mymensingh. So far, 5,524 coronavirus patients died in Dhaka division, 1,719 in Chattogram, 522 in Rajshahi, 607 in Khulna, 288 in Barishal, 334 in Sylhet, 381 in Rangpur and 208 in Mymensingh division.Of the total victims, 7,173 are men  ( 74.84 )  and 2,411 women  ( 25.16 ) .
[ 22nd Mar 2021, Bangladesh ]  RECOMMENDATION 10.: Establish "environment demonstration" zones in public spaces. Recognizing the space constraints in the camp, the EETWG advocates for Site Management Site Development to earmark micro plots Of land as public green spaces. Within these plots, pilot environmentally friendly practices and nature based solutions  ( i.e. the Blue Green Network, living "green" boundary fences, etc. )  could be piloted, While also offering a space for community members to gather, resulting in the dual benefit Of environmental restoration and social cohesion. Identifying the location Of "demonstration plots" would require extensive consultation With the community; however, plots Of lower value to the community, such as areas further from the market or in higher landslide risk areas, would ideally be viable areas to introduce green community spaces. If successful, these micro  plots could serve as a model for widespread adoption across the camps.
[ 22nd Mar 2021, Bangladesh ]  RECOMMENDATION 12.: Develop comprehensive safety guidelines and protocols. TO improve emergency preparedness and streamline future responses, emergency protocols should be developed and tested  ( i.e. fire drills ) . Emergency drills should be conducted in coordination with safety volunteers, emergency sen.'ices and civil defence units. Specific to fire hazards, extinguishers and control kits should also be placed in strategic locations throughout the camps, and volunteers should be trained in their proper use.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: The COVID 19 outbreak and associated containment measures severely disrupted income earning among host community households, and compared to 2019, in particular needs related to food security, health seeking behaviour, education and  ( child )  protection increased.
[ 12th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The fire damaged almost all infrastructure across the three camps. Essential facilities destroyed included six health facilities, two nutrition facilities, one General Food Distribution  ( GFD )  point, three self reliance training centres and 149 learning centers. Latrines, water points, women friendly spaces and child friendly spaces were also affected.
[ 13 April, 2021, Bangladesh ] During the 24 hour reporting period, 6,028 new cases were recorded in Bangladesh, pushing up the caseload to 697,985.The infection rate, however, slipped to 18.29 percent from Monday's 20.59 percent.
[ 12 April 2021, Bangladesh Cox's Bazar ]  After they fled persecution in Myanmar, Rohingya refugees children and their families have struggled to build their lives in very difficult circumstances. Now they have lost everything for a second time.
During the reporting period, two  ( 02 )  new suspected maternal death has been reported. In total 34 suspected and confirmed maternal/ deaths of Women of reproductive age  ( WRA,12 49 years )  have been reported in 2021, of which seven  ( 07 )  deaths have been reported from facilities and directly undergone review by Maternal and Perinatal Mortality Surveillance and Response  ( MPMSR ) . Investigation of mortality due to suspected potential infectious causes i.e. SARI, Measles, Cholera, Diphtheria etc. is ongoing in the camps along with death due to maternal causes as high priority.
In weeks 11 12 a total of 506 varicella cases were reported in EWARS. An increase was observed in these weeks in comparation with the same period of 2020. In total, a cumulative number of 2102 have been reported in 2021. Among the reported cases in 2021, 50.1% are male and 56.5% under 5 years of age.
[ 13 April, 2021, Bangladesh ] In the wake of the alarming rise in the Corona cases, the government enforced a seven day lockdown from April 5 and the lockdown was extended by two more days. And then the government announced to enforce a “strict seven day lockdown' from April 14. All modes of public transports, including those of road, river, railway and air, will remain suspended during this period. All government, semi government and private offices will remain shut.
DISTRICT LABORATORY: WHO continues its support to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research  ( IEDCR )  Field Laboratory at the Cox's Bazar Medical College comprising human resources, equipment, supplies/consumables and technical and operational expertise. Between early April 2020 and 28 March 2021, a total of 119 534 tests for COVID 19 have been conducted of which 103 084 are from Cox's Bazar district and the remainder from Bandarban and Chittagong districts. A slight decrease in the number of tests conducted among the Rohingya refugees was observed in weeks 11 12 as compared to weeks 09 10, from 1882 to 1781 tests. However, among the host community a slight increase was detected: from 3345 tests in weeks 09 10 to 4171 tests in week 11 12. Currently, 26 sample collection sites are operating for suspected COVID 19 patients.
During the reporting period, one  ( 01 )  working group meeting along with one  ( 01 )  case conference for SARI ITCs and two  ( 02 )  case conferences for ICU were conducted. As of 28 March 2021, there are 13 operational SARI ITCs in the camps with a total of 502 functional beds open and 415 on stand by. The SARI ITC bed ocupancy is currently 110. At the 250 Bed District Sadar Hospital, the Intensive Care Unit  ( ICU )  has 10 beds while the High Dependency Unit  ( HDU )  has 8 beds and the Severe Care Unit  ( SCU )  20 beds functional beds. At the moment, 22 beds are occupied.
[  14 April, 2021, Bangladesh, 2021 ] Lockdown in Bangladesh: The government has enforced a fresh strict lockdown for eight days from Wednesday in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly Coronavirus. Under the fresh lockdown all government, semi government, autonomous, private offices and financial institutions will remain closed but the officers and employees will have to stay in their respective work stations. The Cabinet division issued a notification in this regard on Monday. The lockdown will remain in force from 6:00 am Wednesday  ( April 14 )  till April 21 midnight.
[ 8th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, the administering of the first dose also continued on Thursday and some 14,804 people got the first dose. Till now some 5,583,507 people have got the first dose while some 6,992,790 people have registered for the vaccine till now.
[ Jan 2021, Bangladesh Cox's Bazar ]  Rohingya a and host communities remain vulnerable, with overall vulnerability of both populations increasing in 2020  ( WFP REVA4 preliminary findings, December 2020 ) . Food Security Sector  ( FSS )  partners are targeting 100% of Rohingya a population living inside the camps and 70% of host community population in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazila to improv e communities' food security and resilience. In January , 99% of Rohingya a population received monthly food entitlements through electronic voucher assistance, while 1% of population received in kind food rations with fresh vegetables from fresh food corners. While multi y ear funded livelihood support activities continued in host communities, implementation of majority of planned self reliance support and natural resource management activities has not started
Between weeks 11 12, 6 new confirmed cases were detected from 1781 samples tested, the test positivity was therefore 0.3%. As of 28 March 2021, the cumulative incidence is 50.9 per 100 000 people. The overall positivity of samples tested is 1.3%. Among the cases, 6.2% showed severe symptoms at the time of admission while 6.5% reported at least one co morbidity. The median age of tested and confirmed cases was 10  ( 0 120 )  & 18  ( 0 90 )  years, respectively and ratio of females among tested and confirmed cases was 55% and 53%, respectively. Though the median age of tested samples remained below 10 years, a significant proportion has been tested among 50+ years: 473 per 10 000 population, following that of 0 9 years with 603 tests per 10 000 population as highest number. The test positivity was highest 1.7% in 20 29 years age cohort followed by 1.6% in 30 39 and the age specific mortality 0.99 per 10 000 population observed among 50+ years during the period. In total, and since the outbreak began, 10 deaths due to Confirmed COVID 19 have been reported in the camps with a case fatality ratio of 2.3%.
[ 26 April 9 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  CLINICAL CASE MANAGEMENT: During the reporting period, one working group meeting along with one case conference for SARI ITCs and two case conferences for ICU were conducted. As of 10 May 2021, there are 12 operational SARI ITCs in the camps with a total of 478 functional beds open and 415 on stand by. The SARI ITC bed ocupancy is currently 27%. At the 250 Bed District Sadar Hospital, the Intensive Care Unit  ( ICU )  has 10 beds while the High Dependency Unit  ( HDU )  has 8 beds and the Severe Care Unit  ( SCU )  20 beds functional beds. At the moment, 15 beds are occupied.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: In addition, waste remains a problem in camps, with 27% of households reporting often or always having found visible waste in the vicinity of their shelters in the 30 days prior to data collection.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Likely as a result of a reduced diversity of food assistance and the disruption of different types of self reliance activities and cash assistance, Food Consumption Scores  ( FCS ) , related to supplementary feeding programming, worsened during the COVID 19 pandemic.
• [ 5th   11th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: As of 11 April 2021, there are 12 operational SARI ITCs in the Rohingya refugee camps with a total of 482 functional beds open and 415 on stand by. Currently, bed ocupancy rate in SARI ITC is around 20%. At the Cox's Bazar District Sadar Hospital, 10 beds in Intensive Care Unit  ( ICU ) , 8 beds in High Dependency Unit  ( HDU )  and 20 beds in Severe Care Unit  ( SCU )  are functional. At present, a total 31 of these 38 beds are occupied in the Sadar hospital.
[ 8th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  As officials decided to inoculate the recipients of January 27 and 28, February 7 and 8 on the same day, 78,236 people were to receive the second dose on Thursday, including 567 people who received their first dose in the trial run of the nationwide campaign on January 27 and 28.
[ 26 April,2021, Bangladesh Cox's Bazar ]  Cox's Bazar Vaccination 1 st dose cumulative: 79,918 2 nd dose cumulative: 42,236 Cumulative Total of AEFI  ( Till date )  : 24
[ 27th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Regular flights have remained suspended since April 14 when the country went into a lockdown to tackle the coronavirus surge. The authorities have decided to extend the suspension of regular flights till May 5 in light of the current Covid 19 situation.
[ February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Rohingya and host communities remain vulnerable, with overall vulnerability of both populations increasing in 2020  ( WFP REVA4 preliminary findings, December 2020 ) . Food Security Sector  ( FSS )  partners are targeting 100% of Rohingya population living inside the camps and 70% of host community population in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazila to improve communities' food security and resilience. In February, 99% of Rohingya population continued to receive monthly food entitlements through electronic voucher assistance, while 1% of population received in kind food rations with fresh vegetables from fresh food corners. Since January, coverage of self reliance activities increased while livelihood support for host communities decreased slightly. The number of partners operational remained the same.
[ 8th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Less than 24 hours later, on the 22nd March, the entire structure and surrounding area had been destroyed by a devastating fire. There have been11 deaths so far, with 300 still missing. As mentioned, our colleagues lost crucial clinics too. That day, nothing but shock, sadness, and fear was portrayed on their faces.
[ 8th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  So far,6 health facilities have been reported to be damaged or destroyed, previously providing care for over 70,000 people. Emergency care development in the camps is now even more important.
[ 26 April 9 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: While the overall positivity of the samples tested in the district is 9.6%, a decreasing trend in the positive cases among the host community has been observed in the past few weeks. In week 16, 400 cases tested positive in comparison with 453 positive cases registered in week 14. The number of cases has slightly decreased to 333 in week 18, with a test rate positivity of 12.1%. Most cases have been reported in the municipality and Sadar Upazila area, with a 2 fold rise of new cases contributing by the other upazilas collectively in the district. Case distribution by age and sex remains similar to 2020.To date, a total of 89 deaths have been reported in the host community, with a case fatality ratio of 1.0%. In the past week, a decreasing trend in the number of deaths has also been registered across the country. The highest weekly count case was registered in week 16 with 668 cases. In week 18 the number of cases decreased to 355. The cumulative total number of positive cases registered at national level is 777 397 and 12 045 deaths
[ 26 April 9 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Between weeks 17 18, 145 new confirmed cases were detected from 2,332 samples tested, the test positivity was therefore 6.2%. As of 9 May 2021, the cumulative incidence is 77.9 per 100 000 people. The overall positivity of samples tested is 1.7%. Among the cases, 4.8% showed severe symptoms at the time of admission while 5.9% reported at least one co morbidity. The median age of tested and confirmed cases was not changed 10  ( 0 120 )  & 20  ( 0 90 )  years, respectively and ratio of females among tested and confirmed cases was 55% and 50%, respectively. Though the median age of tested samples remained below 10 years, a significant proportion has been tested among 50+ years: 542 per 10 000 population, following that of 0 9 years with 676 tests per 10 000 population as highest number. The test positivity was highest 2% in 40 49 years age cohort and the age specific mortality 0.99 per 10 000 population observed among 50+ years during the period. In total, and since the outbreak began, 11 deaths due to confirmed COVID 19 have been reported in the camps with a case fatality ratio of 1.6%.
[ 18th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Gazipur City Corporation Mayor Advocate Jahangir Alam inaugurated the Covid 19 vaccination program at Toshka Denim Factory in the Konabari area of Gazipur on Sunday. Advocate Jahangir said the initiative was taken to prevent coronavirus infection. Everyone must follow the hygiene rules even if they are vaccinated. He further assured that all garment workers would be vaccinated in phases, but they must bring their National Identity Cards  ( NID )  at the time of vaccination.
[ 18th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Civil Surgeon Khairuzzaman said the government has decided to vaccinate garment workers in Gazipur. Factories have already submitted a list of 2.5 million workers. Vaccination of workers at the Parrow Apparels Limited factory in the Laxmipura area, two factories of Toshka Group in the Konabari area, and the Rose Valley factory in the Bhogra area of Gazipur has already started.
[ 26 April 9 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ] Host/ Refugee: DISTRICT LABORATORY: WHO continues its support to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research  ( IEDCR )  Field Laboratory at the Cox's Bazar Medical College comprising human resources, equipment, supplies/consumables and technical and operational expertise. Between early April 2020 and 9 May 2021, a total of 141 079 tests for COVID 19 have been conducted of which 123 748 are from Cox's Bazar district and the remainder from Bandarban and Chittagong districts. A sharp increase in the number of tests conducted among the Rohingya refugees was observed in weeks 17 18 as compared to weeks 15 16 , from 2332 to 1875 tests. However, among the host community a slight decrease was tested: from 4930 tests in weeks 15 16 to 4892 tests in week 16 17. Currently, 31 sample collection sites are operating for suspected COVID 19 patients.
[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ]  Both refugee and host: In the absence of universal health coverage, access to health services for Bangladeshis effectively implies reliance on out of pocket expenditures. The gaps in the public health delivery system are also observed in the health seeking behaviour of host communities, who report opting largely for private and individually run facilities  ( Figure 35 ) .
[ 19th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  As the pandemic situation continues to spiral in Bangladesh, the government has decided to lower the minimum age limit for Covid 19 vaccination to 30 years. Surokkha, the government platform for Covid vaccine registration, is now open to 30 year olds and above. The meeting further decided to lower the age limit by five years every week until the age cut off for vaccination drops to 18 years, Dr Rahman said.
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: While shelter damage and a lack of light were issues already before the COVID 19 outbreak, households' ability to make shelter improvements or access NFIs independently has been severely reduced since the lockdown as a result of a lack of cash. This has increasingly limited households' ability to fix these issues by themselves.
[ 1st April 2021, Bangladesh ]  “People are now gathering in numbers in tourist destinations, and in weddings. When the virus first hit the country in last year, they frenetically emptied the shelves of the pharmacy and supermarkets to buy hand sanitisers. Now, they barely wash their hands,' said Hossain, who is an adviser at the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research  ( IEDCR ) .
[ 12th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  People are allowed to come out of their homes in case of an emergency. Public transport services have remained suspended since July 1, and only emergency services vehicles are allowed on the streets, while all government and private offices are closed.
[ 1st April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Hospitals in Bangladesh only have a total of 1,169 ICU beds for a population of some 160 million people. “We urge everyone to wear the masks and follow the health guidelines released by the government,' Malik said.
[ 3rd August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Houses in the Rohingya camps have been submerged in heavy rains. Camps are in danger of landslides as they are constructed in the hilly area. Houses built of bamboo and tarpaulin on sandy hills become naturally fragile in the pouring rain. Families are exhausted and emotionally vulnerable after having to face multiple disasters.
[ 20 May 2021, Cox's Bazar ] Cognition  ( 5 to 99 years ) : Related to cognition, 9% of adults and 3% of 5 to 17 year olds reportedly have at least some difficulty remembering or concentrating. Among both age groups, individuals most commonly reportedly have some difficulty  ( 8% of adults, or 2% to 3% of 5 to 17 year olds )  rather than a lot of difficulty or not being able to remember or concentrate at all
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Moreover, reduced savings and depleted assets may seriously limit households' ability to cope with future shocks, as less extreme coping strategies become exhausted. This will render households increasingly vulnerable to the recurrent monsoon damage or other natural hazards, as well as any future lockdowns, and household level shocks, such as sickness and disease
[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Limited freedom of movement for women further compounds the challenges largely female households face meeting their needs. Households with female respondents were significantly more likely to report issues accessing markets and were also significantly more likely to report a lack of transport as one specific barrier. The latter may be related to safety concerns women have walking long distances to markets.
[ 8th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  He also added that many who did not get the message for the second dose but came to the centre with their vaccination cards were given the second jab. The government is supposed to get 5 million doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine every month under a deal between India's Serum Institute and the Bangladeshi pharma Beximco.
[ 12 April 2021, Bangladesh ] In the past week  ( epidemiological week 14, 2021 ) , Bangladesh reported 47 392 new cases, a 13.8% increase compared to last week; the case per 100 000 population per week is 27.8. The country reported 473 new death, a 30.7% increase; death per 100 000 per week is 0.3. The weekly new test is 219 480  ( daily average: 31 354 ) , an 12.8% increase than the week before; tests per 100 000 per week is 129; the weekly average test positivity rate  ( TPR )  is 21.6%, TPR increased by 0.9% from last week. Overall Case Fatality Ratio  ( CFR )  is 1.42% which was 1.45% last week.
[ 12 April 2021, Bangladesh ] Points of Entry  ( PoE )  & Quarantine: In the reported week  ( week 14, 2021 ) , the number of international flights arrived at three international airports has increased by 1% than the week before  ( 306 and 303 flights, respectively ) , and the number of incoming passengers has decreased by 9.1%  ( 33 835 and 37 248 persons, respectively ) . In the reported week, 750 travellers were sent to Institutional Quarantine, and 35 054 sent for Home quarantine after passenger screening at the Points of Entry.
[ 2 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The low income people will not have to pay for COPVID 19 tests in government run laboratories during July, the Health Service Division said Thursday. Following the coronavirus upsurge across Bangladesh, the need for Covid 19 testing has increased. It has become difficult for low income families to pay for several members for the test. so, the government has directed the public healthcare institutions to make Covid 19 tests free for the low income people, the Health Service Division said.