nlp-thedeep/humsetbias huggingface dataset:
Increasing food prices due to disruptions in production and supply, along with panic buying, led to reductions in food expenditure by poor households of between 25 and 30 per cent, with significant likely consequences for nutrition and health outcomes
More than four months have passed since Bangladesh began its battle against the COVID 19 Pandemic and in a bid to curb the deadly infection, the government on 17 March closed every educational institution and suspended all academic activities. The decision remains in effect to this day, and prevailing circumstances have raised serious concerns among educationists, parents and students about the future of the academic careers of the young
Risk Communication and Community Engagement  ( RCCE ) : BDRCS and IFRC are contributing to mask campaign with RCCE platform. One animation on importance of uses of mask reached 111,000+ people and another instructional graphics on how to make mask at home reached 7,300+ people through BDRCS Facebook page. The contents are approved by the Directorate General of Health Service  ( DGHS ) . 70,000+ people reached through official Facebook page of BDRCS.
The 2019 Joint Multi Sector Needs Assessment  ( J MSNA )  found at least one third of households reporting “selling, sharing and/or exchanging food ration in the 30 days prior to data collection.16 Households selling or exchanging food rations is likely to have been exacerbated due to the decrease in income generating activities, such as cash for work, since the COVID 19 containment measures were introduced in March 2020.
The pandemic has similarly increased discrimination, stigmatization, hostility and incitement against returning migrants, the Rohingya refugees, and people from districts with high infection rates. It has exacerbated a range of historic and community specific deprivations in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and Cox's Bazar, which is expected to aggravate pre existing rights issues and tensions in the Chattogram Division.
The ten victim support centres across the country run by the Bangladesh Police and the Women's Help Desk have been kept open to provide legal, psychosocial and rehabilitation support to women and children survivors, but there are concerns that the lockdown has impaired access to these centres, especially among those who lack telecommunications who live in hard to reach areas like char islands.
Over 280 people, including refugees and members of the host community, have so far received treatment in two UNHCR supported Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Isolation and Treatment Centres  ( SARI ITCs )  in Ukhiya and Kutupalong, as well as in an Intensive Care Unit that UNHCR was instrumental in establishing at Sadar Hospital, the District's principal healthcare facility.
The guidelines on critical activities allowed in the camps was last updated on 24 August, and includes limited registration activities and expanded monsoon response and repair work in addition to the most essential services related to health, water and sanitation and distribution of food, Liquified Petroleum Gas  ( LPG )  for cooking fuel and other items. UNHCR and its partners continue to exercise care in conducting activities in the camps with as low a footprint as possible, as the risk posed by the virus to the refugee community and humanitarian staff remains high.
Strengthen the effectiveness and independence of state institutions, notably the National Human Rights Commission and the Anti Corruption Commission, to ensure accountability and provision of non discriminatory access to services.Prevent and monitor violations in the Government COVID 19 response
Following the agreement with Government, Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital has been turned into a COVID 19 dedicated hospital to treat the COVID 19 positive patients. Since April 2020, 732 coronavirus infected patients have been treated through the facilities of Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital'. As of June 2020, 540 patient s has already been discharged and 192 patients are now under treatment .
Reached 214 peoples among them 141 male and 73 females with Psychological First Aid  ( PFA )  through PSS Call Center. The received calls were mainly asking medical support on COVID 19 pandemic; other concerns were sleeping problem, fear of being infected, anxiety, worry due to loss of job, nightmare and etc.; the Staff and Volunteers of BDRCS are also using this service for Medical support and other concerns. • Referred 6 people to specialized Mental Health services.
Social Protection : Continuity of Social Services • Increase access and strengthen the quality of social services – especially protection services – that respond to violence, abuse, and exploitation of the most vulnerable and marginalized. • Invest in the capacity and reach of the professional social service workforce
Employment and sustainable business:  • Assess impact on emerging employment intensive sectors and identify new drivers of employment creation. • Invest in and rapid execution of labour intensive rural road and infrastructure projects • Execute active labour market programmes to promote decent jobs for women, youth, and other vulnerable groups. Advocate for policy and provide technical assistance on reforms to increase private sector resilience and accelerate green growth. • Provide technical assistance to strengthen the capacity of labour market institutions to enhance quality of employment.
To promote rights based approach to health services during & after COVID crisis. Strengthen Bangladesh's Health Resources Information System. Strengthen infection prevention mechanism and referral systems. Streamline appropriate use of and access to quality medicines, medical devices, vaccines and diagnostics
Nationally, a mobile survey of urban and rural households conducted by United Nations during the initial stages of the COVID 19 lockdown indicated that, on average, 50 per cent of households could not access the minimally acceptable levels of food consumption. Another survey among 800 people living with HIV  ( PLHIV )  revealed that around 35% had lost their income and only 9% had received any form of government relief.
The breakdown in transportation and labour markets has resulted in food dumping, unharvested crops and lowered production in Bangladesh's agriculture sector, which accounts for approximately 38 per cent of national employment16. Physical markets have experienced sudden drops in demand and accessibility as they are seen as high risks for COVID 19 transmission
Finally, the pandemic has disproportionally, affected members of the LGBTQI community. A small scale survey among 80 transgender people during the pandemic found that 95 per cent had decreased income, 71 per cent had borrowed money to support basic needs, 81 per cent has a decreased diet. 15 per cent reported experiencing discrimination while receiving aid, while approximately one quarter had not received any aid at all.
Many support structures for children are now closed including Child Friendly Spaces and Multi purpose Child and Adolescent Centers, making it harder for children to report children protection issues and receive the necessary support and care.
Children throughout the world face heightened risks to their safety during the COVID 19 pandemic. For 465,000 Rohingya children living in refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, the risks are even higher.
Increased Dangers and Injuries: Parents and caregivers face increased challenges to supervise children with education and child protection facilities now closed and additional pressure  to look after whole families including the elderly and sick. Consequently there are increased numbers of children who have strayed from home and experienced harmful accidents and injuries resulting from road accidents, drownings and accidents at construction sites.
Increased Child Labor: As many families are being pushed into extreme poverty and hunger by COVID 19, parents are increasingly unable to feed their families. There has been an increase in child labor in the camps, for example, with children engaged in casual work to earn money for their families or completing other tasks such as collecting food and gas at distribution points on behalf of their families.
Increased risk of trafficking: Conditions in the camps are ripe for the trafficking and smuggling of children and adolescents, many of whom are desperate to escape the harsh conditions. Dangerous travel and exploitation is an increasing concern. There are numerous anecdotal reports of children travelling to Malaysia to get married, as well as young boys being recruited for domestic labor in Cox's Bazar and other districts.
Lack of information: Children are scared and struggling to access the information of COVID 19 they need. The information that is available is not age appropriate and understandable, especially for younger children. With child protection facilities and education centers now closed it is also more difficult to reach children.
Ensure information on COVID 19 is accessible and understandable to all children and adolescents. Information should be translated into local Rohingya language. Key messages should be targeted and contextualized for children and adolescents, including the risks of domestic violence and child marriage and disseminated widely.
Design innovative multi sectoral prevention models for GBV. Strengthen access to survivor centered essential GBV services. Advocate for integration of gender equality and GBV in Covid 19 related national plans focusing on greater investment
1,257,424 Rohingya refugees and vulnerable Bangladeshi individuals received at least 2 reusable masks as of 24 September. 8 Rohingya refugee fatalities due to COVID 19, and 68 fatalities of host community members
Besides, 14,336 people are now in isolation across the country and 42,202 in quarantine.
UNHCR is supporting this effort through its health partners by ensuring qualified staff are available to carry out vaccination sessions in support of the Ministry of Health teams. Further, refugee community health volunteers working with UNHCR's health partners will be helping to identify anyone in the community that has missed a vaccine session in the past. It is especially important to identify specific groups that are considered priority, such as children under 5 years old and pregnant women who have defaulted on vaccines to ensure adequate protection against vaccine preventable diseases. The routine immunization of refugee children in Cox's Bazar has already restarted in Camp 7 following approval by the Civil Surgeon's office in Cox's Bazar and RRRC.
Bangladesh is seeing 2164.86 infections, 1,653.82 recoveries per million while 31.40 are dying against the same number.

Of the total victims, 4,138 are men and 1,210 are women. Of the 23 latest victims, 17 are above 50 years.
Similar to trends seen elsewhere globally for refugees, the pandemic situation in Cox's Bazar is negatively affecting the overall protection environment. Protection monitoring and case support continue to be conducted by UNHCR and partners, including with the help of refugee volunteers.
Routine immunization coverage in the camps has been low since the beginning of the COVID 19 outbreak. There are challenges also in order to ensure prevention and control of transmission of COVID 19. The low coverage, however, poses its own risks to the health of refugees and public health at large, particularly for vaccine preventable diseases. This is a situation seen worldwide.
So far, 2,692 people have died in Dhaka division, 1,088 in Chattogram, 354 in Rajshahi, 437 in Khulna, 188 in Barishal, 233 in Sylhet, 244 in Rangpur and 112 in Mymensingh.
[ October 2020, Bangladesh ]  A little over half of Rohingya women reported their sanitation and hygiene needs as a priority, second only to health care. Frontline workers, some community members and a Maji reported a decrease in WASH maintenance activities, like fixing broken hand pumps, bathing cubicles and toilets, and in desludging activities and cleaning dustbins and drains.
[  9th  15th October 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Nutrition Sector partners identified 41 suspected COVID 19 cases at nutrition facilities in the camps and referred them to health facilities.
Strengthen governance and stewardship roles of the government to improve the essential service delivery at both rural and urban areas. Optimize health workforce capacity especially for primary healthcare through improving their adequacy, occupational health and safety, capacity development and information systems.
The economic crisis inflicted by the novel coronavirus pandemic has resulted in an increase in child marriages among impoverished communities. Against the backdrop of the economic downturn – that has led to job and income losses both in formal and informal sectors – early marriage has become a way for families to rid themselves of the responsibility of caring for their girls.
The pandemic has exacerbated vulnerabilities of specific acutely marginalized groups, including those with different sexual orientation and gender identity, sex workers, people living with HIV/AIDS, the ultra poor, people living in urban slums and on the streets, ethnic minorities and indigenous people, tea garden communities, persons with disabilities, as well as women and children with multiple deprivations.
GBV: Design and implement multisectoral GBV prevention and risk mitigation intervention models, addressing emerging risk factors and drivers of violence due to COVID  19.Strengthen access to quality essential GBV services, especially lifesaving medical care, psychosocial and shelters/protection, legal and justice.. Enhance advocacy, communication and coordination to better integrate GBV into the COVID 19 national response and recovery plan.
Social Protection: Support policy revisions to include expansion of coverage both vertically and horizontally, specific to COVID19 impacted individuals and households  ( based on life cycle approach; newly poor, vulnerable, marginalized, persons with disabilities, etc. considering LNOB , informed by the NSSS and line ministry action plans ) .Target social protection expansion of urban poor and new poor within informal sector.
Malnutrition in children can have lasting effects if left untreated and increases the risk of dying by manifold. The damage from malnourishment to a child's physical and cognitive development during the first two years of their life is mostly permanent. It is imperitive that the parents and caregivers in a refugee crisis are aware of these lifelong consequences to their children's health and wellbeing while they remain in an environment where resources are limited.
Apart from the difficulty of road access in some affected areas and increased health risks considering on going COVID19 crisis, mosquito and water borne diseases, debris and vehicle accidents, there are no major threats in Bangladesh which may directly interrupt the implementation of operational activities.
As presented in the table below, almost half of respondents  ( 43% )  mentioned that they are unable to maintain social distancing while working. Many respondents  ( 29% )  also think that in doing their job, it is hard for them to know whether they are coming into close proximity of any COVID 19 patients. 61% medical waste workers and over 46% cleaners in the hospital mentioned that they handle high risk waste of the patients, therefore, risk of being affected is extremely high for them.
According to the Rapid Gender Analysis on COVID 19 Impact in Bangladesh, 49.2 per cent of women and girls surveyed perceive that safety and security is an issue due to the lockdown and loss of livelihoods, while 33 per cent of women surveyed do not know where to call for help if they experience violence.
Due to restrictions to prevent the spread of the COVID 19 in the camps, there is limited presence of humanitarian workers. Over 21,300 children with acute malnutrition were identified through the screening process as a part of this campaign. More than 7,000 of them were entirely new cases.
+ 98% of respondents reported that the market they typically access to buy food and other household items are accessible to them currently Access to market  ( 371 responses ) †
% of vendors reporting taking measures to prevent the spread of COVID 19 in the 2 weeks prior to data collection:* Use of facemasks 94% ▼ Providing handwashing facilities for customers 81% ▲ Social distancing in queues 81% ▲ Use of gloves 75% ▲ Use of antibacterial gel 56% ▲ Limiting the number of customers at a time 12% ▲ Implementing a barrier through which to take orders 6% ▲ Priority care for older adults 0% ► None 0% ►
1246 people provided with general Psychological First Aid  ( PFA )  services. • 539 people provided with practical information at PSS centers. • 88 people with suspected COVID 19 symptoms referred for medical attention. • 6500 hygiene top up kits are distributed. • 21925 people in guest community reached through COVID 19 hygiene promotion and handwashing.
As also discussed in detail under Pillar I, the outbreak has heightened exposure of children to abuse and yet fewer venues to report violence, both due to school shutdowns, a lack of social support and household stresses. Furthermore, it has evoked increased risks of child marriage for adolescent girls, which traditionally increase during times of emergency.
7298 host community households received hygiene promotion and handwashing sessions at household level. • 21 community handwashing points are installed and 3854 WASH facilities in camps are disinfected. • 9890 Information, Education and Communication  ( IEC )  materials developed and distributed. • 47061 soap is distributed in camp and host communities.
Following WHO tips, in consultation with BDRCS, developed parenting tips; PSS tips for COVID 19 pandemic, also translated awareness messages like whether COVID 19 spread through shoes, continuous awareness on keeping the hygiene practice on and if there is any side effect if someone using mask for long time. All these were shared by BDRCS through its Facebook page  ( total 327,600+ people reached ) .
When asked where they get their information regarding COVID 19 disease and transmission, 82% mentioned Television as their main source and 21% mentioned Community Volunteers as their information source on COVID19.
281 health community volunteers receive orientation on Gender based Violence  ( GBV )  and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse  ( PSEA ) . • 1072 Households are made aware of COVID 19 related Risk Communication & Community Engagement activities. • 93 individuals are assisted with information or receiving feedback in camp 11 while 119 Audio messages delivered through loudspeakers in mosques.
According to the plan, systematic activities has been carried out which includes but not limited to the major sectors e.g. Health and Psychosocial Support  ( PSS ) , Infection Prevention and Control  ( IPC ) , Livelihood and Basic Needs, and some other integrated issues such as Protection Gender, access to essential health care through Mother and Child Health  ( MCH )  care centers, clinical case management for COVID 19 cases in Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital, Epidemic control measures, Risk communication, community engagement, and health and hygiene promotion.
[ 12th  18th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  As of this week  ( week 42 )  – all 34/34 camps have confirmed cases – a total of 9 deaths from COVID 19 – the case fatality rate is 3.2% – the incidence is 33.1 per 100,000 people – the overall positivity of all samples tested was 2.3%.
Family planning are also hampered as 80% Satellite Family Planning Clinics can no longer operate. The reason is that house/spot owners are not providing them any space/spot for sessions. Moreover, routine EPI sessions and household visits by FWAs in City Corporation areas have stopped as well.
Community people and Community Support Group members have taken different initiatives like announcing, providing protective equipment and creating awareness.
826540 units of bath soap distributed to 45923 families and 413270 units of laundry soap distributed to 45923 households. • 73688 refills Liquified Petroleum Gas  ( LPG )  distributed to the beneficiaries. Among this 71227 unit distributed to the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar National  ( FDMN ) , and 2461 distributed to host community. • 24877 female hygiene kits distributed to 16341 FDMN families.
Heavy flood is causing people displaced from their home and huge crowding in shelters; thereby COVID 19 threat rises in flood hit areas as thousands crowd shelters. Some of the worst affected areas include many of the regions may face the hardest hit by the coronavirus.
Education: Strengthen and scaling up of Social and Behaviour Change Communication education focusing on protecting children during COVID 19 lock down.Provide technical support for remote learning.Support capacity building initiatives for technical agencies and teachers .Support to School Feeding programme.Support Re enrolment and learning of children. Building resiliency and institutionalizing gains .
[ 13th October 2020 , Bangladesh ]  Coronavirus caseload in Bangladesh stood at 381,275 on Tuesday with the detection of 1,537 new cases in 24 hours until morning. Health authorities also announced 22 more deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total fatalities to 5,577. With 1,537 patients recovering during this period, the total recoveries from coronavirus rose to 295,873.
Vulnerabilites: Most likely to face reduction in working hours and employment, and the potential for the creation of a “lockdown generation' unable to advance economically • Risk of child marriage, gender based violence and unintended pregnancies. Social abuse and violence related to income generating efforts .
[ 13th October 2020 , Bangladesh ]  So far, 20,98,037 samples  [  for COVID test ]  have been tested and 18.17 percent of them have turned out to be positive.
Community Support Group members are continuously keeping communication with respective Ward Councilors for food and relief support for their community and are helping to maintain social distance during distribution. Some other community level common initiatives by the community people/groups/platforms include: announcing for staying home, establishing hand washing system, marking social distance maintaining spot at markets and shopping places, prepare list of families who are in the most need for relief, distribution of food, soap, mask, and gloves, spraying disinfectant.
COVID 19 has had a massive impact on the overall health system in general, and on health and family planning services in particular, which is an integral part of CARE Bangladesh's Urban Health interventions. Compared to February 2020, the study found a 10% reduction in EPI sessions, 35% reduction in TT vaccination services and in terms of family planning services, a whopping 91% drop in child delivery services, 66% and 87% reduction in Antenatal Care  ( ANC )  and Postnatal Care  ( PNC )  services respectively.
7469 elderly kits distributed to the 6726 households. Each elderly kit consists 1 Sleeping mat, 1 Blanket, 1 mosquito net, 1 Plastic sheet, rope 10m, 1 white kit bag, 2 bath soaps and 2 cotton masks. • 201 COVID 19 positive suspected cases resided in two quarantine centers in Nayapara and Kutupalong camp. • 11 distribution points established handwashing post for the beneficiaries.
Supported by Swiss Red Cross, BDRCS reached another 500 households with the multipurpose cash support in Gaibandha district. With the support of Qatar Red Crescent, BDRCS is in process to distribute 13,400 food packages4 in flood and COVID affected districts.
The health systems were already overstressed, and the resources were strained; now, infrastructures are damaged in inundated areas which will be causing double burden to the health system, battling coronavirus in one hand and flood borne diseases and health issues additionally.
[ 9th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  The country's total number of Covid 19 cases crossed 375,000. Bangladesh has registered 17 more deaths from Covid 19 in the last 24 hours until Friday morning, taking the number of total fatalities to 5,477. The latest single day death toll is the lowest since May 28 when the figure stood at 15.
At least 68,655 youth have received support through youth health lines in Afghanistan  ( 15,300 ) , Bangladesh  ( 4,642 ) , India  ( 19,640 ) , Lao PDR  ( 25,000 )  and Nepal  ( 4,073 )
Danish Red Cross: • 1298 HH reached through intensified hygiene promotion sessions and handwashing demonstration for COVID 19 response at different camps of Cox's Bazar including host community. • 13,924 pcs soaps and 1,518 pcs hygiene promotional materials distributed at different camps in Cox's Bazar. • 1,891 WASH facilities disinfected in Cox's Bazar Camp  ( 14 sub blocks & D block of Camp 19 )  including latrines, tube wells, bathing cubicles, handwashing stations and mosques. • Conducted Psychological First Aid  ( PFA )  training or orientation for staff and volunteers of BDRCS on COVID 19
Amid COVID 19 emergency crisis, Bangladesh has seen Cyclone Amphan and now, more than one million people stranded by flooding in country. Water levels at major rivers were rising in more than 20 districts and many new areas in northern, northeastern and central Bangladesh have been affected. During this global pandemic, where many areas in country has been identified as red zones and declared general holiday with the purpose of disease containment; the flooding is likely to complicate these recovery efforts.
At this very moment, mass awareness is a major need with necessary public health support through distribution of masks and sanitizers in shelter centres, First Aid, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support  ( MHPSS ) , emergency medical support and mother and child health mostly. Alongside health support to the vulnerable population, duty of care and protection of frontline workers is very important. Provision of PPE items is one of the major needs and ensuring wellbeing of the staffs and volunteers is necessary.
Hygiene materials distributed among RCY, Unite Executive Committee  ( UEC ) , Life Members, Staff, Civil surgeon and Teachers at Hospitals, Schools, College and RC Unit of Patuakhali and Bagerhat. • 1474 people covered from Jamalpur, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat district through COVID 19 awareness and discussion session under Integrated Resilience Program  ( IRP ) , Integrated Flood Resilience Program  ( IFRP )  and Economic Empowerment of Rural Women  ( EERW ) . • Handing over Megaphones with battery  ( 1.5 volt )  to Superintendent of Police  ( SP )  office for Police at Patuakhali District.
• To support BDRCS, ICRC is providing a total of 750 kits  ( each kit containing five different items ) , 5000 surgical masks and 5000 hand gloves for volunteers and staff of eight branches and the HQ. Furthermore, ICRC has donated 6 multipurpose tents to BDRCS. With these tents, BDRCS will be able to create additional space for COVID 19 operations.
BDRCS with extensive support from American RC/ IFRC was engaged in community awareness raising on COVID 19 through audio messages at 06 unions and Ukhiya sadar in Ukhiya sub district of Cox's Bazar district. • BDRCS/American RC/IFRC handed over 9000 pieces of surgical masks and 1800 pairs of hand gloves to IOM and their partners with an aim to handling dual threat of COVID 19 pandemic situation and hydro meteorological hazard in 18 camps.
From the beginning of COVID 19 pandemic in Bangladesh, BDRCS distributed food and non food items on various occasions across the country. Throughout the reporting month, BDRCS distributed food parcel among 1680 households in Khulna  ( district ) , Rajbari, Narayanganj and Dhaka  ( city ) . In addition, BDRCS distributed non food items i.e. tarpaulins  ( 1300 ) , shelter tool kits  ( 700 ) , hygiene parcel  ( 1200 ) , jerry can  ( 500 ) , tent  ( 25 ) , emergency latrine  ( 100 ) , and dead body bags  ( 100 )  among total 3925 HHs.
Top three sanitation issues  ( 681 responses ) † 1 No separation between men and women's latrines  ( 61% )  2 Latrines are full  ( 61% )  3 Latrines don't have sufficient lights  ( 52% )
138 Rohingya refugees in isolation who are suspected or confirmed cases of COVID 19, and 563 host community members.65,529 WASH facilities in the host communities and camps were disinfected as part of COVID 19 risk prevention measures
[ July 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  UNHCR should continue its efforts to improve the seating areas and shade available at distribution sites and management the process at collection sites.
Among all the respondents' having eligible child for vaccination, 20% missed last month vaccination because of closed EPI sessions.
CHWs conducted 146 893 household visits in which 3566 patients were identified with mild respiratory symptoms  ( fever, sore throat, cough )  and five patients with moderate/severe symptoms. The cumulative number of mild patients is 29 003, and 137 moderate/ severe patients. 1675 persons with COVID symptoms were referred to health facilities from a total of 13 716 to date.
To date, 14 SARI ITCs are established with a total of 946 beds. Of these, 489 are ready to receive patients and another 453 are in place and held on standby. Five isolation facilities provide additional 72 beds. Also operational is the Intensive Care Unit/High Dependency Unit Facility at Sadar Hospital with ten ICU and eight HDU beds. Twenty HDU beds will soon be operational.
3,90,600 number of drinking water bottle  ( 500ml )  distributed in June 2020 among selected COVID 19 dedicated hospitals, test and response centers, Police station at several districts. • 2,060 Packets of cooked food distributed throughout the country by RCY volunteers at 3 respective branches  ( Bandarban, Habiganj and Chattogram ) .
Last time latrines were de sludged or cleaned?  ( 681 responses )  1 month ago 47 2 months ago 20% 3 months ago 15% More than 3 months ago 18%
[ October 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  39,943 children, adolescent, and youth were provided guidance on COVID 19 prevention and how to take care of themselves; focusing on well being, play and self care. • 35,803 learners were reached by Burmese Language Instructors who visited households to provide support for home study activities. • 21,914 parents, caregivers and community members received COVID 19 awareness messages and caregiver led education instructions. • 90,217 caregivers, community volunteers, youth and adolescent volunteers engaged in capacity building opportunities on Education in Emergencies  ( EiE )  and received child, adolescent, and youth friendly messages, along with awareness messages on COVID 19
Prices of tracked commodities have remained consistent with the previous round. Stocks of all commodities remained available, and all 16 key informants  ( KIs )  reported that all items could be restocked within three days. • Only one KI reported facing restocking issues, including a shortage of carriers to transport supplies in the immediate camp area, commercial agents and wholesalers no longer visiting the camps, and suppliers no longer giving access to credit.
Reported perceptions of barriers faced by the community due to COVID 19 in the 2 weeks prior to data collection, by % of vendors:*Avoiding markets due to fear of COVID 19 81% ▼ Community members have no cash / low purchasing power 50% ▼ Fear of checkpoints 38% ▲ Challenges due to restricted opening hours 31% ▲ Avoiding markets due to increased military / police presence 19% ▼ Avoiding markets due to aggressive / hoarding behaviours taking place in markets 12% ▲ Long waiting times / long queues at markets 0% ► Community members do not have proper authorization / permission for movement 0% ► No issues 0% ►
% of vendors reporting witnessing security incidents in the 2 weeks prior to data collection:*No security problems 94% ► Theft of items during storage 6% ► Theft of cash 0% ► Theft of items in business hours 0% ► Armed robbery 0% ► Forced closure of shop or market by authorities 0% ►
In a typical year, a Nutrition Action Week  ( NAW )  is conducted biannually by UNICEF and the Nutrition Sector in order to regularly deliver Vitamin A supplements and screen children for acute malnutrition. However, due to the current risks associated with large gatherings, this campaign has adapted to better fit the challenges and context of COVID 19.
UNICEF is working with partners on the ground to ensure that the Rohingya children in these camps remain healthy and that their guardians and caregivers have adequate information on COVID 19 and how to keep their families safe.
Mothers and primary caregivers were counselled on breastfeeding and proper age appropriate feeding practices for their infants and young children. They were also trained on how to measure the circumference of their child's mid upper arm  ( MUAC ) , which is an indicator for a child's nutrition status. Mother led measurement of MUAC has been introduced in the camps to ensure that young children are screened at home to contain the possible impact of the pandemic.
Top three health related issues noticed currently in your camp  ( 286 responses ) † 1 Insufficient masks or Personal Protective Equipment  ( PPE )   ( 30% )  2 People visibly sick are scared to get tested because of stigma  ( 28% )  3 Health facilities are very crowded so avoid going due to fear of coronavirus  ( 26% )
In response to whether they had any changes in their dietary habits due to COVID 19 crisis, 55% mentioned they are now taking less amount of food, their leafy food intake has increased whereas protein rich food as meat, fish, eggs, milk and other nutritious food intake has decrease.
Difficulties in health system due to COVID 19 is further aggravated by some technical and administrative issues such as  lack of systematic readiness, lack of consistent supplies of protective gears  ( PPE )  for health service providers and human resource shortage for regular service continuation, reaching and delivering regular logistical support to field workers has become difficult due to lack of local transportation facilities
33% of the interviewed population mentioned to have problems to get general health services from their previous health facility centers, such as: absent of doctors, hospitals asked to COVID test report, close of private clinics, lack of transportation.
Provided Multipurpose Cash Grants  ( MPCGs )  to 1800 selected beneficiaries of 18 wards of Dhaka South City Corporation  ( DSCC )  through sub wallet under Dhaka Earthquack & Emergency Preparedness –Enhancing Resilience  ( DEEPER )  project. • Food packages distributed to 750 vulnerable families in Patuakhali affected by COVID 19 pandemic situation. • 320 boxes of 0.5 liter mineral water bottles and 320 boxes of 2 liter mineral water bottles distributed among DC office, SP office, Police station, Civil surgeon, hospital, RCY members at Patuakhali district. • Food package distributed to 2400 beneficiaries in Barisal district under Vulnerability to Resilience  ( V2R )  urban project.
Top three issues accessing distribution points  ( 107responses ) † Takes long time to reach the distribution point  ( 89% )  Longer waiting time than usual  ( 65% )  Discrimination at distribution center  ( 8% )
Top three issues with the food being distributed  ( 178 responses ) † Quantity of food is not sufficient  ( 84% )  Missing food items  ( 46% )  Received less than supposed to  ( food items are now pre packaged )   ( 42% )
Top five challenges while collecting food assistance  ( 371 responses ) † Issues with the food being distributed  ( 59% )  Issues accessing distribution points  ( 35% )  Issues with transporting the food back to shelter  ( 29% )  Issues with the frequency of distribution  ( 22% )  Issues with SCOPE card/documentation  ( 8% )
Top three issues with SCOPE card/ documentation  ( 23 responses ) † SCOPE card balance is not topped up  ( 74% )  SCPOPE card is not working  ( 46% )  Fingerprint is not working for SCOPE card  ( 17% )
58% of the respondents mentioned they feel deprived of the following basic needs due to the crisis: lack of food and other commodities due to increased price of goods and shortage in markets, lack of medicine due to increased price and shortage in pharmacies, children's education being hampered as schools remain closed, many have not received salary as the workplace is shutdown, many haven't received any support/relief from government and other sources yet.
Women's health is serious concern in the pandemic. 71% respondents who were pregnant reported that they had missed their routine ANC check ups as the health facilities were closed, there were no transportation facilities to help them arrive at those facilities and some responded that they didn't have enough money to continue ANC check ups.
When asked whether they face problems in maintaining their menstrual/personal hygiene, 35% female respondents mentioned they faced sanitary napkin shortage, 27% females started using clothes instead of sanitary napkins, and 74% have to buy sanitary napkins from stores at a higher price  ( which was available at a lower price in the factories ) .
78% pregnant female respondents mentioned they had made changes in their dietary habits, such as: less food intake than before, avoiding/can't afford nutritional foods, lack of medicine intake due to iron and folic acid tablet shortage.
The respondents of the study were asked what preventative/health care measures they had taken to combat the COVID 19 infection. Out of them, 88% mentioned that they are washing their hands frequently, 58% are maintaining social distance, 56% use face masks/gloves when they need to go outside and 48% mentioned to continue other healthy practices such as: home cleanliness, always staying at home, drinking hot water, avoiding crowd.
Women in households are facing gender based problems due to the lockdown situation. Total 67 female participants were asked whether they faced any problems in their personal/family life due to COVID 19 crisis. Out of which, 97% respondents mentioned they faced personal/familial issues.
38% mentioned they had developed conflict with their husbands, 33% complained about being physically abused by their husbands.  [ due to the lockdown situation ]
On the other hand, 64% mentioned they faced problems only for being a woman whereas 29% mentioned their husbands were more caring towards them.  [ due to the lockdown situation ]
All of them  ( 100% )  mentioned they are having increased mental pressure since their husbands became jobless, their families facing financial crisis and are simply panicked due to the pandemic. 23% mentioned increased concerns for robbery/crime and theft in neighborhood.
Some respondents mentioned increased positive dietary habits, such as: taking boiled food, increased water intake, increase in fruit juices, fresh fruits and other nutritious food consumptions and taking Vitamin C enriched foods as prevention measures.
There are currently 4 Upazila Health Complexes  ( UHC )  in Gazipur District out of which two UCHs have been lockeddown due to COVID 19 pandemic crisis. The remaining two complexes are not providing routine services rather working as an emergency service. As a result, there was a 50% reduction in total patient reported in Upazila Health Complexes in the previous month. Due to the unavailability of doctors/routine health services in the UHCs, patient flow has increased in Community Clinics, Family Welfare Centre, and Union Sub Centers, creating overload in health structures.
Top 10 immediate shelter needs  ( 1,345 responses ) † Tarpaulin 88% Muli bamboo 82% Rope 75% Barok bamboo 72% Wire 42% Cement 31% Sand 15% Tools 13% Empty bags 12% Wood 8%
In Gazipur, 24% of the doctors, 15% nurses and 6% of frontline health workers have tested positive for COVID 19. The total number of health workers in Gazipur district is 516 but currently due to the outbreak, 291 health workers are in home quarantine and 31 in institutional quarantine. Which is causing a workforce shortage in the health system.
The members of the community groups and platforms mentioned some of the challenges in implementing the desired interventions. Some of challenges mentioned are: • Most people don't want to stay home as they live in small spaces  ( usually a single room )  and they fear to get infected by other members • Most of them are day laborers who fear they will get infected if they go outside to work, • People don't have cash money and are expecting cash and food support rather than washing campaigns/safety material delivery, • Shortage in baby food in the markets has become a concern for many and due to proper arrangements, • It is difficult for them to maintain social distance at marketplaces. Lastly, people have become restless and they don't try to understand the impact of COVID 19 and thus are reluctant to maintain healthy practices and social distance.
On asking what kind of relief/support they got, respondents replied to have food, puffed rice, cash, mask, hand gloves, soap, Horlicks as their relief/support items. They mentioned food, cash and other basic needs commodities to be very essential as immediate support items for them in this crisis. They also mentioned home delivery of items or distribution from close proximity, Bkash for money transfer as convenient mediums to receive relief/support items.
Orientations on Protection Gender and Inclusion  ( PGI )  , Prevention and Response to Sexual Exploration and Abuse  ( PSEA ) , and Child Protection  ( CP )  issues have been organized for Unit Level Officer  ( ULOs  )  and volunteers in Kurigram and Gaibandha districts in response to the current flood situation and COVID 19 situation. A total of 18 people participated in this orientation out of which 12 were men and 8 were women. • Organized an orientation on child protection during the COVID 19 epidemic situation for BDRCS staffs.
British Red Cross:: 2500 food packages distributed to the slums under Barishal city corporation by the Barishal Unit and Vulnerability to Resilience team in Barishal. • An online training on ECV was organized for the project staff of Vulnerability to Resilience  ( V2R ) . • Awareness message disseminated on COVID 19 in 16 communities under V2R project in Barishal. • Procurement support was provided to the Swedish Red Cross program in Cox's Bazar for 44,000+ non medical reusable facemasks and 6,000 hand sanitizers.
Conducted two Psychological First Aid  ( PFA )  online training for 192 people including Unit Level Officers and Youth Chiefs on 29th and 30th June. The objectives of this training are to cope with everyday stress and anxiety as well as getting more skills and knowledge on how to provide Psychological First Aid to the people they work with.
Out of them, 86% mentioned to not have received any relief/support yet, 66% who received support mentioned HALOW+ as source of their support and some respondents mentioned local political leader as their source of support.
In the interview, the respondents were asked some standardized questions regarding COVID 19 effects on their lives, health and family. Among them, 86% respondents stated they faced more family problems than others. Other affected issues were food consumption, education, mental health and disturbances in family relations. In answer to the question whether they faced any significant loss/damage, 55% respondents mentioned they faced economic loss as they had less income and no job due to the lockdown. Some mentioned to have lost their savings and facing ill treatment from their family members/problem in family relationships. As a mitigation plan for current family loss, most of them are planning to go back to their native village and some are planning to reduce unnecessary expenses.
As they are dealing with waste collection and management, cleaning of public places, and maintaining sanitation services, their work requires them to move across different areas and work in high risk settings including health care facilities, and in quarantines and containment zones. It is therefore important to ensure the health and safety of these workers and their families and mitigate any risk of spread of the infection through their movement.
When asked if they heard any rumors/misconceptions/myths about COVID 19, participants responded to have heard the following myths: Eating Broiler Chicken and Tilapia fish causes COVID 19, eating Black Cumin, Thankuni Pata, Sour food, Ginger with hot water, drinking Honey, Mustard oil can cure COVID 19, and Fever means you have COVID 19, weather conditions of Bangladesh make COVID 19 spread less risky, “It is a God's way of punishment! Those who are sinners will have this disease, it is better to separate them or expel them from the society'.
UNFPA is delivering hygiene kits, dignity kits and health kits to 15,000 women and girls and the transgender community, providing them essential sexual and reproductive health supplies. The kits will also include flashcards with COVID19 precautionary measures, as well as helplines to report incidents of genderbased violence and to receive psychosocial support
On 4 July, the Global Flood Awareness System  ( GloFAS )  10 day probabilistic forecast predicted that the areas targeted with the pilot have a greater than 50 per cent chance of experiencing a severe flood between 14 and 16 July.
Although most workers we interviewed know about basic precautionary measures, few received any focused training on COVID 19. As presented in the chart below, only 3% of workers reported receiving any kind of training on health and safety issues. These are mainly the waste workers engaged in medical waste management or cleaning workers working in hospitals.
As presented in the chart below, almost 87% respondents mentioned that use of masks can keep them protected followed by 69% mentioning frequent washing of hands with soap. Maintaining social distance was mentioned by 41% and maintaining distance with a COVID 19 patient by 14% respondents. However, 37% workers do not know where to go for testing if they have symptoms, or how to access treatment if they show symptoms or test positive.
260 frontline health staff including medical doctors, nurses, midwives reached with Mental Health and Psychosocial Support  ( MHPSS )  services by the professional psychologist and psychosocial counselors through PSS call center. • 134 staff and volunteers reached with Caring for Volunteers activities. • 2013 people reached through psychosocial support activities through BDRCS Community Safe Spaces  ( CSS )  under Population Movement Operation  ( PMO )  in camp setting at Cox's Bazar.
Red Crescent Youth  ( RCY )  volunteers visited Hospitals, Deputy Commissioner  ( DC )  Office in 64 District to monitor the disinfectant spraying activity and Hand washing station one time in June 2020. • RCY volunteers are providing Oxygen services with free of cost in Chattogram by its 100 pcs of cylinder. • Home delivery service for essential daily product is given by RCY Volunteers to the people of lockdown area in Bagerhat and Chattogram. And mobile vegetable shop has introduced in Bagerhat.
To monitor Infection Control & Prevention  ( IPC ) , BDRCS has been working at the entrance of the district Central Jail through respective Unit/Branch to ensure temperature, foot bath, hand wash, social distance and Chlorine spry for the visitors and staff of the jail. Besides, Chlorine sprayed to disinfect inside the prisons i.e. Office premises, WASH facilities, Kitchen, and open spaces. • 30,254 people reached with awareness message on coronavirus prevention and infection control & prevention  ( IPC )  materials, awareness raising poster & SOP to create behavioral change in prison community of Bangladesh. A total 913 RCY Volunteers were involved in this activity.
German Red Cross: 9520 people reached through Hygiene Promotion messages while 4081 received IEC materials at Camp 13 & 18 . • 21776 no. of individual hygiene kit distributed at Camp 13 & 18 in close collaboration and coordination with PMO  BDRCS. Likewise, 478 WASH facilities and 187 public spaces & infrastructures disinfected with chlorine solution. • 19 RCY volunteers and 02 BDRCS/GRC staffs trained on disinfection activities and equipped with PPE and necessary materials. Apart from these, 07 WASH facilities and 02 public spaces and infrastructures disinfected at Baharchara Union of Teknaf Upazila in Cox's bazar. • 01 COVID 19 suspected referral household reached with hygiene material and disinfectant support at Baharchara Union of Teknaf Upazila as part of emergency preparedness and response activity.