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[ 27 June, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Restrictions on overall activities and movement to prevent spreading of Corona vim: In considcration of current COV1D 19 pandemic situation and in rt.2:lreni,;e to the aforesaid merno, the undersigned is directed to inform you that all activities, facilities. movement, registration and services of GOsINGOONG05/UN agencies shall remain postponed in I' Fore l.* Displaced Myanmar Nationals  ( FDMNEY camp area from 28 June 2021, 06.00 am to 01 July 2021, 06.00 am except the fonowing: a )  Health and nutrition facilities and services. b )  Food carriage, distribution and related services. c )  LPG carriage, distribution and related services. 2. Water supply, sanitation and hygiene related services  ( i.e. safe iirvatcr sup*, de siudge, disinfection, fecal sludge management. repair and maintenance of hand washing devices and other sanitation installation )  shall Ix carried out by the FDMN volunteers only. 3. Construction of shelter shall continue in recent fire affected camp 09, SE and with limited manpower who must reside inside the camp. Camp in Charges of respective camps wilt determine the number of manpower. 4. If nectssary, disaster risk reduction activities/ monsoon preparedness program shall be carried out by the Farsals residing inside the camp. Supervisors shall instruct/communicate them rrom outside the camp area. Camp in Charges of respective camps shall determine the need and the actors shall move on his call. 5, By all means shops. communit ) , centres shall remain closed'. public gatherings are strictly prohibited. 6, Burial process shall be carried out with the help of I'DNIN volunteers. 07. In case of any emergency situation that has not mentioned above, this office IAtll communicate necessary directives. Please note that within the aloresaid date. these directives will replace the restrictions imposed by Memo no; 1836, dated: 17 June 2021.
[ 21 June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Restrictions on overall activities/movement to prevent the spread of Coronavirus disease  ( COVID 19 ) : Considering the current situation of Coronavirus disease  ( COVID 19 )  infection, the overall activities/movement  ( including public movement )  of Manikgonj, Narayanganj, Munshiganj, Gazipur, Madaripur, Rajbari and Gopalganj districts have been declared closed from 06:00am on 22 June 2021 to the mid night on 30 June 2021. However, the following will be out of this ban    offices, employees and vehicles of law enforcing agencies and emergency services, like agricultural products  ( fertilizer, seeds, pesticide, agricultural equipment, etc. ) , transportation of food grains and food items, relief distribution, health services, COVID 19 vaccination, electricity, water, gas/fuel, fire service, activities of ports  ( river port ) , telephone and internet  ( government private ) , mass media  ( print and electric media ) , private security services, postal services and other emergency and essential goods and services, and freight trucks/lorries.
[ 10 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  IPV remains as most recurrent GBV reported in Q2  ( 83.5% of all GBV incidents; + 0,5% higher Q2/Q1 )
[ 3rd August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The International Organization for Migration  ( IOM )  is concerned about the over 80,000 community members in Ukhiya and Teknaf sub districts in Cox's Bazar who have lost their income and possessions to the devastating floods that have swept the city since 27 July. Close to 2,500 vegetable gardens have been partially or fully damaged, and 140 trees have been knocked down, raising concerns about soil erosion and further landslides caused by what residents describe as the heaviest rainfall in more than ten years.
[ 15th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: In May, 111 individuals living in fire affected host community areas in Camps 9 and 8E were identified for shelter support and eight community members received shelter training. A total of 91 shelters in Camp 9 and 25 shelters in Camp 8E underwent the second phase of shelter construction. Several refugee families moved into the completed shelters.
[ 10 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Increased reported incidents occurring in: Bathing facilities  ( 0.2% in Q2 2021 compared to 0.1% in Q1 2021 ) : bush/forests  ( 0.2% in Q2 2021, 0.0% in Q1 )  water points  ( 1% compared to 0.5% ) , also illustrate the need to strengthen security and safety measures in public spaces.
[ 5 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Refugee: Bangladesh's national testing rate shows a staggering 20 per cent of people testing positive and alarming spikes in the daily death tolls. There are also serious impacts for the world's largest refugee camp which is in Cox's Bazar, where nearly one million Rohingya live in informal housing.
[ 10 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  WFP  EMCRP   Community Service partners staffs started providing message on COVID 19 vaccines from 10 August 2021
[ 9 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Every year many international migrants return to Bangladesh, however, administrative data on return migrants is not available. Therefore, it is not possible to give a full account of migrant workers who return to Bangladesh each year. Though, last year, due to COVID–19, more than 400,000 migrant workers have returned to Bangladesh between April and December 2020  ( IOM, 2021 )
[ 30 June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Restrictions on the operation of all activities to prevent the spread of coronavirus borne diseases  ( Covid 19 ) : Considering the current situation of Coronavirus Rage  ( Covid 19 )  infection, the following conditions have been imposed from 06.00 hrs 01 July 2021 to midnight on 07 July 2021: The following terms and conditions will be in force from 28 April 2021 midnight to 5 May 2021 Midnight: 1.1 All government, semi government, autonomous and private offices will be closed.
[ 19th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The average inflation exceeded 0.16 percentage points above the government's target of 5.4%. According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics  ( BBS )  data, the average inflation currently stands at 5.56%, Mohiuddin Ahmed, deputy director of BBS under the Ministry of Planning, told Dhaka Tribune. As per BBS data, the 5.64% inflation recorded in June this year is the highest in the last eight months. Earlier in 2019 20 FY, the average inflation was 5.65%.
[ 17 June 2021, Bangladesh ]  COVID 19 Preparedness and Response.In the relerence of the above subject, this is to apprise you that the COVID situation in the FDMN camps does not improve satisfbctorily that leads this office to continue the existing restrictions on the regular activities of the humanitarian actors/agencies, in line with the government decisior"rs, as follorvs: l )  No actor. except Health. Food, LPG  ( all camps )  & shelter  ( camp 9, 8E & BW ) , will contirue their regular activities at camp lcvel w.e.f 17,06.2021 to 15,07.2021 2 )  Monsoon preparedness under DI{R including slope protection. retaining rvall etc. will be carried on rvith subject to COVID guidelines on priority basis in consultation with the respective CiC; 3 )  Food, health & nutrition and NFI  ( LPG )  sector/actor will run their regr"rlar activities under COVID 19 protocol rvith minimum engagement of vehicles and staff; 4 )  WASI I along with cleaning activities w'ill be run by the volunteers of the respective actors supervised by local stafl 5 )  Stringent rrleasllres to combat the spiraling of the corona positivity in catnp  3, 15, 17, 20 Extension antl 24 lvill be continLred thror"rgh motivation and enforcement simultaneously; 6 )  All kinds of public gatherings including social gatherings  ( wedding ceremonies, comrnunity gatherings, etc. ) , political and religious ceremonies must be stopped in all camps: 7 )  The concerned actors rvill persist rvith any emergenc )  activities fbllowing an,v type o1'disaster or extrelne u,eather event in collaboration llith the concerned CiC withor"rt prior perrnission of this otflce; B )  Actor/agency under WHO/health sector will enhanse their qr ralitative and quantitative capacity to curve corona virus as and when required.
[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Findings: The participants with disabilities and their families in Bangladesh experienced major negative economic impacts due to lockdowns and other pandemic restrictions and descended into  ( deeper )  poverty as they or those they were dependent on lost their jobs, businesses, or other income. Interviewees reported reduced food consumption and hunger as they no longer had the money to pay for regular meals for themselves and their family, and some feared they would starve. Increased food and transport costs during the pandemic made things more difficult.
[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  They managed by getting money or food from their other family members or friends, or by using the money they had saved, moving back to the land or borrowing money. It was hard to help other people because everyone was struggling.
[ 21 September 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In addition, many girls are forced to leave school at a young age to get married, which exposes them to several forms of gender based violence and leaves many feeling they cannot report or seek justice due to stigma. These conditions have been aggravated since the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic, which, among other repercussions, has caused school attendance rates among girls to drop.
[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  But some people still did not have work or money to buy food and they were still sad and worried.
[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Barriers to education, already present for children with disabilities, have increased with school closures and the move to online learning has generally not considered their access needs  ( Goyal et al., 2020; COVID 19 DRM, 2020; Nagari, 2020 ) .
[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Some of the deceased were treated at COVID 19 isolation centres at hospitals in the districts, though no tests were conducted to confirm infection  ( Maswood, 2020 ) . In the early days, testing remained centralised at the IEDCR, which is based in the capital Dhaka, although patients with symptoms were reported all around the country. The IEDCR created a series of hotline numbers, email address and social media pages for people to contact them if they had COVID 19 symptoms and to provide information.
[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The economy in Bangladesh has been badly affected by the pandemic. Exports from the ready made garment industry are a major part of Bangladesh's economy, and demand for this industry has been particularly badly hit. COVID 19 has caused unemployment, job losses, reduced incoming remittances, food insecurity and poverty in Bangladesh.
[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Even though the inability to find work can be a result of disability discrimination, its affects people with disabilities self esteem, and the participants expressed guilt and discomfort for becoming dependant or for not being able to provide for their dependants.
[ 28th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  At least 14 people, including eight children, have been killed in Cox's Bazar and Khagrachhari landslides and floods caused by heavy rains on Wednesday. Road communication has also been snapped in many areas due to the floods, which have also damaged croplands and shrimp farms of vast areas in the affected areas.
[ 4th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Immediate needs include distribution of NFIs, specialised protection services, and re establishing access to damaged essential facilities such as latrines, tube wells, nutrition and learning facilities. Assessments continue and response is ongoing despite access challenges related to the flooding, landslides, and COVID 19 restrictions. Over 80,000 people from the host communities in Ukhiya and Teknaf sub districts are affected; those displaced are staying in local cyclone shelters. Immediate recovery support is needed to overcome loss of livelihoods including fisheries and agriculture, and to repair damaged houses and WASH infrastructure.
[ 28th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Two more people died in floods at Ghumdhum of Naikhongchhari in Khagrachhari district yesterday, said Inspector Delwar Hossain of Ghumdum police outpost. Meanwhile, three people, including a teenager, went missing while fishing in the Eidgah Canal near an under construction bridge under Eidgah Upazila at 11:30pm.
[ 4th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: Flooding and landslides caused by monsoon rains have affected Rohingya refugee camps and host communities in Cox's Bazar since 26 July. More than 46,000 Rohingya refugees are affected, with at least 21,000 temporarily displaced within the camps as at 4 August. There is widespread damage to humanitarian facilities, infrastructure, and over 6,400 shelters in the camps.
[ 28th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  As of Tuesday, 1.45 million people are waiting for the second dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. On Saturday, 245,000 doses of the vaccine gifted by the Japanese government came to the country under the Covax facility. Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki handed over the vaccines to Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. At that time, the Japanese ambassador said: “In the next one month, about 2.8 million more doses of the vaccine will come to Bangladesh from Japan.' Dr Nazmul Islam said that Sinopharm, Pfizer and Moderna vaccines had already been rolled out in the country.
[ 3rd August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Many community members have now lost all their livelihoods and assets in the floods, including livestock, fisheries and crops, and are in need of immediate recovery support. Over 3,000 people who received livelihoods support face thousands of dollars in losses.
[ 28th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  In Bandarban, the rise in the water levels of Sangu and Matamuhuri rivers caused by continuous heavy rains worsened the flood situation in the district's Lama and Alikadam upazilas. Road communication between the two upazilas and the rest of the district remained suspended due to the floods. On the other hand, floodwaters receded from Naikhongchhari upazila.
[ 28th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Residents of the district express concern as the incessant rainfall coupled with the ongoing pandemic induced strict lockdown has made their lives miserable. About 310 members of 92 families living in different parts of the city were evacuated yesterday due to fears of landslides. The Chittagong district administration on Tuesday night evacuated people living at the foothills of Khulshi and Bayezid areas of the city to the four shelters of the city – Al Hera Madrasa, Raufabad Rashidia Madrasa, Firoz Shah Primary School and Lalkhan Bazar Primary School.
[ 27th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Tens of thousands of migrant workers fled Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Sunday on the eve of a tightened lockdown that will curtail most economic activity and confine people to their homes as coronavirus infections soar.
[ 24th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  DGHS reports that 419 patients were receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital alone, while just three patients were listed outside Dhaka. Some 1,574 patients were admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January and 1,149 of them have been released after recovery.
[ 27th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  At a river station in the rural town of Srinagar about 70km  ( 43 miles )  south of Dhaka, thousands queued from early Sunday to cross the Padma, a tributary of the Himalayan river the Ganges. “We did not have any choice but to leave the city,' Fatema Begum, 60, told AFP while waiting for a ferry. “During the lockdown, there is no work. And if we don't work, how do we pay rent? So we packed up everything and are going back to our village.'
[ 13th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  For the celebration of holy Eid ul Azha, people's movement, conducting pre Eid business and trade, socio economic condition and economic activities of the country, all the restrictions imposed will be relaxed from midnight on July 14, 2021 to till 06.00 am, 23 July 2021. However, people must be always vigilant and follow strict hygiene, including wearing a mask.
[ 28 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Points of Entry  ( PoE )  & Quarantine: In the reported week  ( week 25, 2021 ) , the number of international flights arrived at the IHR designated international airport has increased by 6% than the week before  ( 171 and 162 flights, respectively ) , and the number of incoming passengers has also increased by 7%  ( 25 308 and 23 736 persons, respectively ) . In the reported week, 4 861 travellers were sent to Institutional Quarantine, and 25 308 sent for Home Quarantine after passenger screening at the POE.
[ 3rd August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: IOM assessment teams conducted an emergency needs assessment in Teknaf to better understand the immediate and midterm impact of the floods on the lives and livelihoods of host communities.The assessment highlighted the immediate need to rebuild damaged houses, latrines, bathing sheds and roads in the affected villages, and the need for multipurpose cash grants to recover people's belongings.Urgent support is required to help host community members affected by the floods, as well as for the refugees currently residing in camps in Cox's Bazar.
[ 19th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The leaseholder of Gabtoli cattle market has been fined Tk10 lakh for not complying with health safety guidelines issued by the government amid the pandemic. A mobile court fined the cattle market authorities following a visit by Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Md Atiqul Islam on Monday.
[ 29th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The flood situation in Cox's Bazar district has remained unchanged for three consecutive days due to severe landslides triggered by incessant rainfall. Since Wednesday night, the region has been experiencing a heavy downpour and it is expected to continue all throughout Thursday. Meanwhile, at least 250,000 people in the district have become stranded.
[ 13th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The decisions were formally announced through a notification by the Cabinet Division on Tuesday, elaborating a set of restrictions. It noted that no business would be allowed, all private offices would be kept closed and no transport would be available when the restrictions resumed. The withdrawal of restrictions for the interim period had been decided “considering the socio economic condition and the need to maintain normal economic activity,' it reads. However, people must remain alert and follow health protocols, like wearing masks, “strictly'.
[ 1st July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Diversified foods is not always possible due to lack of sufficient income. E voucher limitation – cap on rice not enough to feed. Some respondents mentioned selling oil for paying rent No storage facility – so perishable items are consumed on the same day or stored in bedrooms, bamboo husks, shelfs, pots. Most of the time but when male members return home from the work at night the market get closed, so cant buy food for children as women do not go to market.
[ 3rd July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Total 66 RAB patrol teams were deployed and 145 check posts were set up across the country on the second day of ongoing lockdown. RAB operated 59 mobile courts across the country on the same day and fined 213 people a total amount of Tk215,540. According to the RAB headquarters, the elite force is in the field all over the country to enforce the ongoing restrictions and increase public awareness.
[ 3rd July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Police arrested 550 people on the first day of the ongoing lockdown and 320 on the second day in the capital for being outside without urgent needs. Meanwhile, the mobile courts fined 182 people Tk132,395 across the country on Thursday. Rickshaw and van pullers are finding it difficult to earn their daily bread as Dhaka streets remain mostly empty on the third day of the nationwide hard lockdown on Saturday.
[ 13th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Experts say if the present trend continues, the already overwhelmed hospitals will struggle to provide treatment. A top virologist on the national Covid advisory panel says the exodus of holidaymakers from Dhaka amid a strict restriction will increase the risk of infections.
[ 17th August 2021, Bangladesh ]  All incoming and outgoing passengers, except children below 10 years, must possess an RT PCR negative certificate. The PCR test should be done within 72 hours of the flight departure time. International passenger flights will continue as per their approved time slots under the summer 2021 schedule. However, air bubble flights will remain suspended until further notice.
[ 3rd July 2021, Bangladesh ]  A week long hard lockdown to tackle the spread of Covid 19 continues for the third consecutive day across the country as police, army, Border Guard Bangladesh  ( BGB )  and Rapid Action Battalion  ( RAB )  personnel have been working to enforce the tight curb. The law enforcement agencies are seen patrolling different city roads since Saturday morning while check posts also have been set up at several places in Dhaka.
[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Some interviewees also noted a changed behaviour towards and by women when they went out: Stresses manifested for both genders, but within households with less space and financial worries the tensions were amplified, seriously affecting gender relations, and upsetting the usual dynamics between spouses, parents and children and other relationships. Many participants spoke of increased conflict at home, felt to be due to men and women being forced together for extended periods  ( because of curfew, working from home guidelines or partners not having work ) , and the financial pressures.
[ 28 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Bangladesh Situation: Between 8 March 2020 and 27 June 2021, according to the DGHS Press Release <https://corona.gov.bd/press release> there were eight hundred eighty eight thousand, four hundred six  ( 888 406 )  COVID 19 cases confirmed by RT PCR, GeneXpert, and Rapid Antigen tests including fourteen thousand, one hundred seventy two  ( 14 172 )  related deaths  ( CFR 1.6% ) . Bangladesh is among the top 30 countries and accounts for 0.49% of the COVID 19 cases of the world.
[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  An increase in gender based violence outside the home was also reported, such as attacks or rape of girls and women. Respondents attributed this to increased stress within homes, and disruption of the norms of social behaviour. Our interviewers also observed that these tensions decreased as men earned income again after the restrictions eased and they could work again. Although the mental impact of the crisis is likely to stay with people for a while
[ 5 11 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Key country updates Bangladesh: • The government has decided to set up COVID 19 field hospitals at private healthcare facilities to deal with shortage of hospital beds due to the surging number of infections in the country. On 9 July total number of cumulative cases surpassed 1 million and the highest daily case  ( 13,768 )  reported on 12 July 2021.
[ 29th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Floodwaters have swept across rural communities, washing away houses, fish enclosures and vast croplands. At least 20 people, including Rohingya refugees, died in floods and landslides over the past two days. Moreover, the Bakkhali and Matamuhuri rivers   the main rivers of the district   are currently flowing above the danger level.
[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Traditional gender norms in Bangladesh position men as the predominant breadwinners, which brings a large financial responsibility. When work stopped and they were no longer able to provide for their families, this was perceived to bring a sense of failure, alongside worry about their families' welfare. It was also reported that men found it difficult being at home all day, as they were not used to domestic life, and unable or unwilling to adjust.
[ 29th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  According to district administration sources, 413 villages under 41 unions in Cox's Bazar have been flooded following three days of torrential rains. The Met Office in a bulletin on Thursday said that light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at many places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions. It also predicted moderately heavy to very heavy falls at different other places over the country. The advisory for Signal No 3    which means that a depression has formed and may affect the port later    comes in the wake of the well marked low.
[ 5 11 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh lifts lockdown restrictions for 9 days from 15   23 July 2021 till the Eid festival
[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Impairment related: In addition to the existing challenges faced by people with disabilities and the inaccessibility of social assistance provision, the pandemic has been particularly challenging for people with visual impairments, due to their reliance on touch.
[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Initially many participants experienced intense shock and fear, as their usual life was completely disrupted.
[ 28 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Surveillance & Laboratory: As of 27 June 2021, 66.5% of reported cases were from Dhaka division  ( 57.6% at Dhaka city ) , Chattogram – 12.9%, Rajshahi – 5.9%, Khulna – 5.8%, Sylhet – 2.8%, Rangpur – 2.8%, Barishal – 1.9% and the lowest 1.4% from Mymensingh division. While 53.0% of the reported death were from Dhaka division  ( 38.5% at Dhaka city ) , Chattogram – 19.0%, Khulna – 8.2%, Rajshahi – 6.9%, Rangpur – 4.1%, Sylhet – 3.7%, Barishal – 3.0%, and the lowest 2.1% from Mymensingh division.
[ 28 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The highest number of weekly cases  ( 47 392 )  reported in the epi week 14, 2021  ( 05 11 APR ) , and the highest daily cases 7 626 was recorded on 07 April 2021. The highest weekly death  ( 668 )  was recorded in week 16, 2021  ( 19 25 APR ) , with the highest daily death of 119 on 27 April 2021. In the reported week, COVID 19 daily average cases increased to 5 248 from 3 535 in the week before.
[ 14th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In consideration of current COVID 19 pandemic situation and in reference to the aforesaid memo, the undersigned is directed to inform you that all activities, facilities, movement, registration and services of GOs/NGOs/INGOs/UN agencies shall remain postponed in ‘Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals  ( FDMNs ) ' camp area from midnight on 14 July to 12.00 hrs on 05 August 2021, except the following: a )  Health and nutrition facilities and services. b )  Food carriage, distribution and related services. c )  LPG carriage, distribution and related services.
[ 14th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  02. Water supply, sanitation and hygiene related services  ( i.e. safe water supply, de sludge, disinfection, fecal sludge management, repair and maintenance of hand washing devices and other sanitation installation )  shall be carried out by the FDMN volunteers only. In case of emergency, for technical assistance, minimum manpower may enter into the camp.
[ 19th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The suspension has been panned by health experts who warn it could exacerbate an ongoing surge driven by the highly contagious Delta variant, which was first detected in neighbouring India. “Already there is a scarcity of beds, ICUs, while our healthcare providers are exhausted,' said Be Nazir Ahmed, a public health expert and former chief of the government's Health Directorate. “So if the situation worsens and more patients come to hospitals, it will be near impossible to deal with the crisis.'
[ 28 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  According to DGHS, as of 27 June 2021, the country's current institutional quarantine capacity is represented by 629 centres across the 64 districts, receiving 31 991 persons. A total of 68 731 individuals were placed in quarantine facilities, and 63 287  ( 92% )  of them have already been released. Over the same period, a total of 172 471 individuals were isolated in designated health facilities, and 131 923  ( 76% )  of them were released.
[ 14th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  03. Construction of shelter shall continue in recent fire affected camp 09, 8E and 8W with limited manpower who must reside inside the camp. Camp in Charges of respective camps will determine the number of manpower. 04. If necessary, disaster risk reduction activities/ monsoon preparedness program shall be carried out by the FDMNs residing inside the camp. Supervisors shall instruct/communicate them from outside the camp area. Camp in Charges of respective camps shall determine the need and the actors shall move on his call.
[ 27th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The premier said the government has started procuring and providing vaccines. Sheikh Hasina said she has already given directives to vaccinate the helping hands of a family, including housemaids and drivers, so that all of a family can remain protected. The prime minister said 18.7 million people have so far been vaccinated and all will be brought under the vaccination program.
[ 31st July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  According to the district administration, of the 71 unions and four municipalities in the district 51 unions and 525 villages of a municipality were flooded. Up to 250,000 flood hit people in Cox's Bazar district are facing a shortage of food and drinking water even if the district administration and public representatives are reaching relief to the affected areas. The floods, caused by four days of incessant rains, left 21 people dead and caused extensive damage to crops and roads across 51 unions in Ramu, Cox's Bazar Sadar, Teknaf and Ukhiya upazilas of the coastal district.
[ 1st July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Recommendations; Identify and promote healthy snack options for children. • Qualitative assessment – to understand barriers to access/utilisation of nutrient dense foods and develop appropriate interventions. Awareness of dietary diversity is high  ( 86% )  yet practices are low. WASH sector should identify and support more sustainable solutions to water access gaps in camp 27 where 40% beneficiaries rely on water trucking for daily water needs. Integrate hygiene promotion in nutrition/health education sessions targeting hand washing behaviours.
[ 14th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  7. All GOs/NGOs/INGOs/UN agencies must abide by all the directives passed through aforesaid memorandum. In case of all aforesaid emergency aspects, all actors shall engage minimum number of personnel and vehicle. In case of any emergency situation that has not mentioned above, this office will communicate necessary directives.
[ 28 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Case Management and Infection Prevention & Control: According to DGHS, as of 27 June 2021, there are 12 693 general beds dedicated to COVID 19 treatment countrywide, 42.9%  ( 5 446 )  of which are occupied. 40.8% of the dedicated general beds are in Dhaka City. There are 1 135 dedicated ICU beds in the country, of which 51.0%  ( 556 )  are occupied; 72.4% of the dedicated ICU beds are in Dhaka City
[ 27th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Health authorities have reported 143 new dengue cases across Bangladesh in the last 24 hours. The country has been seeing over 100 dengue patients for the last four consecutive days, adding worries to the country's health services, already overburdened with growing Covid 19 cases and fatalities.
[ 27th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) , 509 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in Dhaka, while just nine patients were listed outside Dhaka. Some 1,945 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January, of whom 1,433 were released after recovery.
[ 28 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  At the end of the reporting week, occupancy of general bed and ICU bed increased in all divisions compared to the week before. As per the total capacity, the Rajshahi division experienced the highest general bed occupancy 82%  ( 936/1138 )  and the highest ICU occupancy observed in the Rangpur division 92%  ( 23/25 )
[ 14th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  05. On the occasion of Eid ul Adha sacrificial animal transportation, distribution, and related activities can be conducted by only limited manpower. By all means shops, community centres shall remain closed; public gatherings are strictly prohibited. 06. From 15th July 2021 to 22nd July 2021, registration of new born children will be done under joint registration in only one camp every day.
[ 19th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The result in the capital has been crowds of people jamming into malls and markets to do their holiday shopping and others thronging ports and bus stations as they try to make their way to their rural hometowns.
[ 6 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  05. By all means shops, community centres shall remain closed; public gatherings are strictly prohibited. Burial process shall be carried out with the help of FDMN volunteers 06. All GOs/NGOs/INGOs/UN agencies must abide by all the directives passed through aforesaid memorandum. In case of all aforesaid emergency aspects, all actors shall engage minimum number of personnel and vehicle. In case of any emergency situation that has not mentioned above, this office will communicate necessary directives.
[ 17th June 2021,Bangladesh ]  TSWF is not used yet by all the camps which may put a threat to the health and environment in the camps.  Transportation of waste is not available for all the camps, UNDP/BRAC & Camps have limited truck capacity. Availability of cover soil within the camps to be used at the TSWF is limited which requires to purchase it from an external local vendor.
[ 17th June 2021,Bangladesh ]  Following completion of the clean up campaign, the TSWF was opened to accept regular camp waste collections. The facility has been accepting waste for over 7 months and additionally supported the emergency response to camps affected by the 22 March 2021 fire event in camps 8E, 8W and 9, accepting all fire damage debris to help facilitate the quick reconstruction of the affected camps.
[ 27 July 2021, cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Another Rohingya child died after he drowned in a stream in the nearby Palong Khali refugee camp, the official said, adding that all streams in the camps were raging due to flash floods.
[ 17th June 2021,Bangladesh ]  In total, 4,819 m3 of waste was removed from 26 camps. Since the TSWF was opened to all the camps in October 2020, 18 out of 26 camps  ( 69% )  in Ukhia Upazila have used the TSWF to dispose the residual waste  ( non recyclable waste )  in an environmentally friendly manner. In total, 1,245 m3 of residual waste has been transferred to the TSWF1.
[ 25th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  As many as 1,512 people have drowned or died in boat accidents in 967 incidents across Bangladesh in the past 19 months . Nearly 70% or 1,056 of them were under the age of 10, according to a recent survey. According to the survey conducted by the Center for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh in collaboration with the Department of Health and Unicef, about 19,000 people of all ages drown every year across the country.
[ 9 15 August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Rapid Investigation and Response Teams  ( RIRT )  investigated a total of 2,477  ( 93% )  out of 2,677 COVID 19 confirmed cases among FDMN/Rohingya refugees. Contact Tracing Supervisors have traced 9,026 contacts so far; Of which, 5,562 contacts are registered in GO.DATA. Out of these, 3,252  ( 58% )  contacts have completed their quarantine period and 266 household contacts were tested positive within the incubation period.
[ 25th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  More than three quarters of them, or about 14,500, are children under the age of 18. In other words, on an average, about 40 children under the age of 18 die by drowning every day in Bangladesh. In the case of children under the age of five, the number is about 30 a day, or about 10,000 a year. According to the 2014 global report of the World Health Organization, 43% of under five deaths in Bangladesh are due to drowning.
[ 25th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the study, Chittagong division has the highest number of drowning deaths in the last 19 months, with the exception of boat accidents, at 271. Besides, 228 people died in Dhaka, 201 in Rangpur, 185 in Rajshahi, 141 in Mymensingh, 127 in Barisal and 108 in Khulna division. The lowest death toll at this time was in Sylhet division, 61.
[ 5 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Surveillance & Laboratory: As of 04 July 2021, 65.3% of reported cases were from Dhaka division  ( 56.2% at Dhaka city ) , Chattogram – 12.8%, Khulna – 6.4%, Rajshahi – 6.2%, Rangpur – 3.0%, Sylhet – 2.8%, Barishal – 2.0% and the lowest 1.5% from Mymensingh division. While 51.3% of the reported death were from Dhaka division  ( 36.9% at Dhaka city ) , Chattogram – 18.7%, Khulna – 9.5%, Rajshahi – 7.4%, Rangpur – 4.4%, Sylhet – 3.6%, Barishal – 2.9%, and the lowest 2.2% from Mymensingh division.
[ 25th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The analysis found that 79% of drownings occurred during the day. Also, the highest number of drowning deaths occurred during the rainy season and the months before and after.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The flooding due to the monsoon rains is taking place when there is an increase in Vibrio Cholerae Culture positive/Acute Watery Diarrhea  ( AWD )  cases in the Rohingya camps. Flooding comes with substantial risk of exacerbation of the existing AWD outbreak and other diarrheal disease outbreaks.
[ 25th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Some 587 people were arrested in the city for breaching the Covid 19 restrictions and health guidelines on the third day of the two week long nationwide strict lockdown imposed from Friday morning to stem the spread of Covid 19. Iftekhairul Islam, additional deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police's  ( DMP )  Media and Public Relations Division, said police arrested the people from different areas of the city for roaming outside of their homes unnecessarily violating the Covid 19 restrictions.
[ 30 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  To accommodate the new refugees in 2017, at least 7,220 hectares of forestland and hills around the existing camps were repurposed, making the area prone to natural disasters.
[ 25th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Besides, mobile courts fined 233 people and realized Tk100,950 on Sunday while DMP's traffic division fined 521 vehicles Tk1,272,000. The two week long strict restriction will continue till midnight of August 5 while all kinds of shops, shopping malls and industrial factories will remain shut and movement of public transports will remain suspended.
[ 19 25 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: As of 25 July 2021, 2,355 cases of COVID 19 were confirmed among the Rohingya refugees from 52,613 samples tested since the beginning of the outbreak. In week 29, of the 521 samples tested, 68 were positive; Test Positivity Rate  ( TFR )  is 13.1%. To date, a total of 27 COVID 19 deaths were recorded  Case Fatality Rate  ( CFR )  of 1.1%
[ 25th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said the government has planned to vaccinate at least 10 million people each month, with the help of the 210 million vaccines that are expected to arrive from different sources.
[ 30th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees:  Dr Tanvir Anwar, a physician on the island, told The Daily Star that Bhasan Char's meager health care system is overwhelmed by the outbreak and that medical facilities – admitting 40 50 diarrhea patients per day – are turning away anyone with illnesses except for acute diarrhea. He said people are being treated in corridors and on the floor and that there is a “crisis of medicine as the disease is increasing rapidly.'
[ 25th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The increasing number of Dengue patients at hospitals is creating a new kind of crisis amid the risk of Covid 19 transmission, said Zahid Maleque.
[ 30th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees:  Refugees whom Human Rights Watch  ( HRW )  spoke with on the island confirmed this, saying that as people experiencing other illnesses were turned away from the health care facilities, health workers told them that they just didn't have enough capacity. Furthermore, emergency supplies from the mainland have been delayed because of monsoon season rain.
[ 30th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Authorities need to transport people who are seriously ill either by boat or helicopter to the nearest hospital on the mainland, which is three hours away by boat plus an additional two hour drive by car. Transport by helicopter is sparse. Just getting off Bhasan Char for emergency care requires obtaining a series of permissions and overcoming hurdles that refugees say have impeded them from seeking life saving care.
[ 26th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Across Bangladesh, some 468 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment as of Monday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) . Most cases have been reported in Dhaka. DGHS reports 460 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in Dhaka, while just eight patients were listed outside Dhaka. Also of the new patients 120 were admitted to the government and private hospitals across Dhaka. Some 1,802 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January and 1,331 of them have been released after recovery.
[ 5 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Case Management and Infection Prevention & Control: According to DGHS, as of 04 July 2021, there are 14 358 general beds dedicated to COVID 19 treatment countrywide, 53.6%  ( 5 446 )  of which are occupied. 38.7% of the dedicated general beds are in Dhaka City. There are 1 191 dedicated ICU beds in the country, of which 65.6%  ( 781 )  are occupied; 69.3% of the dedicated ICU beds are in Dhaka City
[ 19th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Highly contagious delta variant of coronavirus, identified first in India, has been detected among all recent Covid 19 cases among children of Chittagong. Researchers came up with the conclusion after genome sequencing of 12 samples of children admitted to the Chittagong Maa O Shishu Hospital  ( Chittagong Mother and Child Care Hospital )  and Chittagong General Hospital in between June to July first week.
[ 30th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: The government should follow through on its promises for an independent assessment of the habitability and emergency preparedness of the island and make any necessary adjustments, including returning refugees to Cox's Bazar if it is deemed unsafe or unsustainable. Otherwise, the current health crisis is only a foreshadowing of the preventable loss of life that could come.
[ 30th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: A recent HRW report found that health care facilities on the island are gravely inadequate and that there is no capacity for emergency medical care. Fourteen people who had sought medical treatment on the island told us they received inadequate care. In four cases, when following up with their families, we learned that the patients had died. In each of these cases the families believed their relative's death was due to grossly inadequate emergency medical care on the island.
[ 25th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  DGHS spokesman and line director Dr Nazmul Islam suggested testing for dengue as well as coronavirus if someone has high temperature. He also asked to take medicine on the advice of a registered doctor only in case of treatment. If necessary, one could take treatment by contacting the hotline number of DGHS.
[ 30th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: The Bangladeshi government should address this imminent crisis by immediately transporting any refugees who require medical attention or who wish to return to the mainland. The government should initiate comprehensive policy and technical consultations with the UN refugee agency on future humanitarian operations on Bhasan Char. It should clarify plans to ensure emergency provision of safe drinking water, especially for children, as well as adequate medical care, food, and other necessities.
[ 25th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The DGHS reported 1,193 dengue cases and three confirmed dengue related deaths in 2020. It marked a dramatic and largely unexplained drop from the previous year, which was the worst year on record for dengue in the country.
[ 1 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Case Mx: A preliminary mapping has identified approximately 50 isolation beds for AWD, with additional 200 on standby that could be activated on short notice. A final 160 beds have been identified that are currently planned as SARI ITC standby capacity  ( not yet activated )  that could be repurposed for AWD if the epidemiological situation required.
[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The camp level displacement that is occurring due to the flooding and landslides is likely to lead to suboptimal sheltering conditions and crowding which could also contribute to the increased risk of respiratory infections, as well as COVID 19
[ 19th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The study found that 80% of the affected children are below 10 years of age. The Delta type has been identified among the lowest eight months old infants. Although prior studies of the same team revealed Covid transmission is more among men, an exception was found in the case of children. The Chittagong researchers found 50% of the positive cases were boys while the other 50% were girls. The study also revealed that 95% of the children had a fever and 80% had cold and cough, while only one child was completely asymptomatic.
[ 28th June  4th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Both Host and Refugees: A total of 431 COVID 19 confirmed cases were reported in the district from 28 June  04 July 2021. Currently, a total of 3,516 contacts are in home quarantine as of 04 July 2021. During 28 June  04 July 2021, a total of 123 COVID 19 cases were reported. Presently, 597 contacts are in home quarantine in the camps and 108 in facility quarantine as of 04 July 2021.
[ 28th June  4th July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host : As of 04 July 2021, 10,612 COVID 19 cases and 110 COVID 19 deaths have been reported from the host community in Cox's Bazar. Of these, a total of 431 cases were recorded from 28 June  04 July 2021.
[ 18th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Private healthcare platform Praava Health has processed over 100,000 Covid 19 tests, so far, to help the fight against the pandemic in the country.
[ 18th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  The ongoing suspension of flights by UAE national carrier, Etihad Airways, to and from Bangladesh has been extended by 10 days. The latest move means passengers from Bangladesh will not be able to fly to the UAE till July 31. The decision also applies for India and Pakistan and Bangladesh, the airliner announced recently, reports the Khaleej Times.
[ 5 11 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Overview of situation: Bangladesh continues to report an increase in cases for the eighth consecutive week; between week 26 and 27, there has been a 35% increase in new cases  ( n=76 272 ) , which is the highest weekly new cases reported so far in the country. The highest number of weekly deaths  ( n=1 354 )  so far, was also reported in week 27. All divisions in the country have reported increase in new cases with Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet reporting more than 50% increase in new cases during this period. In week 27, Dhaka division has reported 43% of new cases followed by 15% reported from Chattogram and 14% from Khulna divisions. The TPR is increasing and is at 31% at the national level with all divisions across the country reporting TPR of more than 20%.
[ 29th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  People of 25 years of age and above around Bangladesh will now be able to register for the Covid 19 vaccines as the government again has lowered the minimum age limit in a bid to give a boost to the country's vaccination rates. Such citizens will be able to register through theSurokkha websitefrom Thursday to take the vaccine. A visit to the website, the government platform for Covid 19 vaccine registration, showed that the new age limit was already in place and is now open to 25 year olds and above.
In the past week  ( epidemiological week 27, 2021 ) , Bangladesh reported 76 272 new cases, a 35.0% increase compared to the week before; the case per 100 000 population per week is 44.8. The country reported 1 354 new deaths, a 51.6% increase; death per 100 000 per week is 0.8. The weekly new test is 247 607  ( daily average: 35 372 ) , a 14.2% increase than the week before; tests per 100 000 per week is 145; the weekly average test positivity rate  ( TPR )  is 30.8%, TPR increased by 18.2% from last week. Overall Case Fatality Ratio  ( CFR )  is 1.61% which was 1.59% last week.