nlp-thedeep/humsetbias huggingface dataset:
[ 7th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The health authorities said 2,663 people recovered from the disease over the preceding 24 hours. So far, 398,623 patients – 83.09% – have made full recovery across the country. As many as 14,369 samples, including the pending ones, were tested in the 118 authorized labs – government and private – across the country over the last 24 hours.
BDRCS continues sharing flood and concurrent COVID 19 awareness messages through RCY volunteers and its social media platforms.
Since mid April, immunization services in the refugee camps were withheld due to the lockdown following the first COVID 19 positive cases among the host community. In response, the Government, WHO and health sector partners have developed a health facility based transitional strategy to resume the routine immunization services with fixed site sessions open for 6 days a week and the health facility based sessions  ( previously known as outreach sessions )  now running 4 days a week. Currently, 55 health facilities are working as fixed immunization sites and another 60 as outreach sites to ensure routine immunization sessions in the camps.
During this reporting period, a total of 2,424 people were reached with psychosocial support – they comprised 753 males, 677 females and 994 children.
The PSS interventions of BDRCS have been supported by IFRC, the Danish Red Cross, Japanese Red Cross Society and the Turkish Red Crescent. General psychosocial support activities and psychological first aid  ( PFA )  are mainly provided in camps 13, 14 and 17. The team has also been operating a hotline to provide PSS remotely over the phone to staff working in stressful conditions.
Currently, close to 170 refugees are under quarantine at four quarantine facilities managed by UNHCR in Ukhiya and Teknaf. These facilities offer space for refugees to stay when they have had close contact with suspected or confirmed cases of COVID 19.
A total of 4054 COVID 19 positive cases have been reported in Cox's Bazar district, of which 101 in the Rohingya camps.
In July 2020, six devastating hazards took place across Bangladesh i.e. Covid 19 pandemic, monsoon flood, lightning, fire, boat capsize and bridge collapse.
A video on the construction of the new BDRCS Integrated Isolation and Treatment Centres  ( IITCs )  which will help treat and contain the spread of COVID 19 in Cox's Bazar
An additional PCR machine has been installed at the IEDCR laboratory in Cox's Bazar to further expand its testing capacity. Now with 3 PCR machines more tests can be conducted for the FDMN/Rohingya refugees. In week 30, the number of tests per one million population was 434 compared to 357 in the previous week. However, the number of tests in the host community in the district is decreasing  ( number of tests/ one million population in week 30 was 290, while in week 29 it was 379 ) .
WHO continues to provide epidemiological data to support operational decision making for the COVID 19 response in Cox's Bazar. As of 30 August 2020, a total of 3965 individuals from the host community in Cox's Bazar district have tested positive for COVID 19: 419 in Chokoria, 318 in Teknaf, 237 in Maheshkhali, 2025 in Sadar, 420 in Ukhiya, 284 in Ramu, 165 in Pekua and 97 in Kutubdia.
In July, 84 personnel working at the quarantine sites in SARI ITCs in three camps were sensitized on protection concepts for safe referrals for children, GBV survivors, and victims of trafficking, psychological first aid  ( PFA ) , and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse  ( PSEA ) , of a target of 300 personnel.
So far, forty two health care workers from 27 health facilities completed a 4 days training on Water and Sanitation in Health care facilities Improvement Tool  ( WASH FIT ) . This training included field visits and assessment with participants drawing action plans for improvements in IPC, WASH and health care waste management at their respective facilities delivering routine essential health services.
FOOD SECURITY  ( FSS ) : The Livelihoods Working Group is collaborating with CwC Working Group, Health Sector and Risk Communications and Community Engagement Technical Working Group to raise awareness on the importance of wearing masks by sharing key messages to refugees and host communities. As of 23 July, approximately 321,500 individuals in the camps and 123,000 individuals in the host community were reached with a total of 889,000 reusable cloth masks  ( two masks per person )
WHO donated 5000 pieces of surgical masks to the Civil Surgeon office and distributed six medical items including medicines, PPE, RDT, Lab items, medical equipment and WASH items to nine different partners. WHO supported the UN Clinic in Cox's Bazar with COVID 19 kits
In the host community, 88 teachers disseminated educational instructions and COVID 19 awareness messages to 1,548 parents and learners. 72 volunteers distributed COVID 19 awareness leaflets to 1,118 parents, learners and community members.
Bathing cubicles, hand washing points, as well as water collection points and tube well areas have been continuously disinfected with chlorine solution as part of ongoing work and as a critical activity during COVID 19 response. A further 21,500 public spaces and buildings that are used by government, humanitarian staff and refugees were disinfected with chlorine solution.
Door to door health services by the community health workers which includes the reproductive health services,and context based health promotion may also be deprioritized or unavailable during the lockdown.
474 households transitioned to e voucher assistance from in kind food distribution, increasing the total number of evoucher beneficiaries to 163,090 households, or 87 per cent of all refugee households
9 households received one off general food distribution, 63 households received high energy biscuits, and 48 cooked meals were provided through rapid food distribution in response to emergency relocations by the Protection Sector
[ 31 August, Cox's bazar ]  As of 31 August, 101 confirmed cases of COVID 19 had been identified in the Rohingya refugee camps, with 6 deaths. 3,965 COVID 19 positive cases and 63 deaths were reported in Cox's Bazar District, according to the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research  ( IEDCR ) .
Limited implementation of self reliance activities since the decision on 8 April to implement only critical activities in the camps to help prevent the spread of COVID 19 has increased the vulnerability of beneficiaries who rely on seasonal distribution of seeds and other agricultural inputs.
SMSD partners provided COVID 19 prevention messaging to over 20,000 refugees in June. • SMSD partners started managing four new camp entry screening points  ( of a total of 15 screening points which were operational by the end of June )  where individuals entering the camps must wash their hands and undergo a temperature check. SMSD teams distributed 17,240 cloth masks in four camps of the total 299,400 distributed as of 30 June.
Among the Rohingya, mental health issues are often tolerated or explained as signs of black magic or spirit possession. Lockdown measures may make mental health and psychiatric patients harder to reach and more at risk of mistreatment by others in the household or the community
• A total of 3425 COVID 19 positive cases have been reported in Cox's Bazar district, of which 75 in the Rohingya camps.
CwC WG partners organised COVID 19 awareness announcements via loudspeakers/megaphones in 21 camps. For receiving community feedback/complaints, 77 information service centres in the camps and 4 information service centres in the host community were operational. 4 new audio messages on COVID 19 were developed by CwC WG partners.
In the overall fight against the disease in Cox's Bazar, WHO is using all of its available tools to detect, isolate, test and manage suspected cases. It has appointed additional medical staff to strengthen COVID 19 surveillance at camp level. Staff have recently initiated a field investigation to identify gaps in reporting cases and collecting information. In response, WHO is strengthening community surveillance with enhanced community engagement to address the existing fear and stigma around COVID 19.
As of 02 August 2020, 12 Severe Acute Respiratory Illness  ( SARI )  ITCs are active and can receive patients. The Intensive Care Unit/High Dependency Unit facility at Sadar Hospital with eight ICU and ten HDU beds is also operational. There are 448 and 38 active SARI ITC and isolation beds respectively in the camps.
[ 10 October, Bangladesh ] The country saw the recovery of 1,453 former Covid 19 patients in the last 24 hours till Saturday 8 am which pushed up the number of total recoveries across the country to 2,91,365.
The Gender Hub and the Health Sector Gender Focal Point facilitated an awareness raising session on COVID 19 gender implications for 37 middle managers and technical staff from the humanitarian community.
[ 7th October 2020 ]  The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society  ( BDRCS )  noted in their July 10 operations report that their appeals had only received 13 percent in hard pledges and they have had to cut back on provision of services, including limiting their support to providing shelter, technical support, improved access to medical treatment, and provision of WASH services.
As of 30 August, 14 Severe Acute Respiratory Illness Isolation and Treatment Centres  ( SARI ITCs )  with a capacity of 946 beds were active and receiving patients.
COVID 19 awareness messaging was disseminated through audio clips to 13,906 parents, community members and caregivers by 295 Burmese Language Instructors  ( BLIs ) . 10,602 parents and community members received awareness leaflets during household visits.
[ 9th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  32% reported harassment by house owner, 7% by local people 57% did not face any harassment and violence
Bangladesh, 24 August 2020: The global death toll from the coronavirus has crossed 800,000 as confirmed cases surged past 23 million, with Bangladesh overtaking Pakistan to become 15th on the list of countries with most COVID 19 patients.
In addition, the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse  ( PSEA )  Network continues to work with Sectors to operationalise safe and conflict sensitive SEA reporting mechanisms through adapting and using alternative modalities, to ensure effective SEA referral pathways, capacity development, awareness raising and information for communities, humanitarian actors and relevant authorities in the COVID 19 context. PSEA guidance has been disseminated in coordination with the PSEA Network.
Health sector coordinated three online awareness sessions for health partners in collaboration with ISCG Gender hub, PSEA network and GBV Sub Sector. Participation in each of the sessions by health sector partners was as follows: Gender; 34 participants, PSEA; 46 participants and GBV; 36 participants. Two more sessions are planned for health partners in the coming week on protection and child protection.
WASH Sector partners reached 242,983 individuals through a neighbourhoodbased approach and 248,516 individuals through mass media with COVID 19 awareness messages in host and Rohingya communities
WHO continues to support partners as co facilitators/observers of internal cascade trainings conducted by the partners both remotely and on site • WHO is engaging with partners on health care waste management options for the SARI ITCs
Bangladesh Red Crescent teams, supported by the IFRC and other partners, are providing critical ongoing healthcare, relief supplies including safe water, longer term support for more secure homes, along with protection and support for women and those most at risk. The relief operations are among the biggest ever in the region.
• An additional 18 screeners completed orientation for the points of entry  ( POE )  sites and are ready to begin temperature screening in their respective camps. Supportive supervision for POE was offered at Camp 12, Camp 9 and Camp 7. New IEC materials and visual cues were distributed to assist in sensitizing the community to hand hygiene and temperature screening.
To strengthen the surveillance and outbreak investigation, Rapid Investigation and Response Team  ( RIRT )  induction trainings were carried out last week and the 100 participants deployed in camps accordingly as per RIRT mapping to respond to the outbreak. Recruitment of 20 camp wise Health and Disease Surveillance Officers  ( CHDSOs )  is ongoing and they will be deployed in the coming weeks to coordinate the COVID 19 response in the camps.
WHO continues to support the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research  ( IEDCR )  Field Laboratory in the Cox's Bazar Medical College with human resources, equipment, supplies/consumables and technical and operational expertise. From early April until 12 July, 18,449 tests have been conducted. As of 12 July 2020, a total of 2,973 tests were positive for COVID 19 in Cox's Bazarfrom the host community. So far, 981 tests have been conducted for Rohingya refugees/FDMN, with 57 positive cases to date
In the camps, Nutrition Sector partners trained 5,783 Rohingya and 1,783 Bangladeshi mothers on measuring Mid Upper Arm Circumference  ( MUAC )  and referring children to the nearest integrated nutrition facilities.
In addition to the challenges posed by the COVID 19 containment measures, many households have not received shelter assistance in more than a year. Given that bamboo and tarpaulin weaken over time, shelters become more susceptible to the impacts of small scale weather events.
In July, 630 m3 of relief items were received into common storage on behalf of six organisations making it a total of 4045 m3 of relief items stored on behalf of 15 organisations in Madhu Chara, Balukhali, Unchiprang, Teknaf and COVID 19 Special Hub in Cox's Bazar district.
Rohingya refugees – women, girls, men and boys – are at the centre of progress achieved by the humanitarian operation. Their role has become even more crucial during the COVID 19 pandemic, following sharp reductions in the numbers of humanitarian workers deploying to the camps, with the goal of slowing the spread of the COVID 19 virus.
Nutrition support through the Blanket Supplementary Feeding Programme  ( BSFP )  is now jointly distributed with food assistance in retail outlets to reduce risk of COVID 19 transmission.
WFP is also distributing double rations of nutrition assistance both for the malnutrition prevention and treatment programmes at general food assistance sites. Additional porters have been engaged to support households in transporting the increased quantity of food.
Provision of essential health services in the context of COVID 19 in Cox's Bazar s:1900 copies of Government of Bangladesh reproductive health guidelines were printed for use by all NGO/ INGO, government and UN supported health facilities, including for antenatal care, intrapartum and postnatal care, maternity guidelines volumes 1 and 2, EmONC protocols, and midwifery SOPs.
Child friendly key message/poster development on COVID 19 awareness with help of CP subsector and ensure the delivery. Clean and disinfect learning spaces. Establish hand washing facility.Consolidate and disseminate messages developed by Health sector for caregivers and parents on COVID 19 awareness
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 continues to be conducted by UNHCR and partners, including with the help of refugee volunteers. The number of refugees in need of legal assistance and mediation is increasing
Swiss Red Cross:2,800 HH reached by COVID 19 outreach work  ( Awareness Raising, Hand Hygiene, Leaflet Distribution ) .
Across 14 camps in which UNHCR supports nutrition activities in Cox's Bazar, over 36,000 mothers have been trained to screen their children for malnutrition using a mid upper arm circumference measurement method, known as ‘MUAC'.
[ 31st July 2020, Cox's Bazar  ]  Refugee Camps High number of deaths due to COVID 19 reported in Cox's Bazar Sadar  ( 62% of all host community deaths in Cox's Bazar District ) .
This year, COVID 19 is posing additional challenges. The first Rohingya person with COVID 19 in the camps was confirmed on 15 May. An immediate impact of this was a further erosion of trust in the healthcare system. Rumours and misinformation are rife, and fear is keeping people in need of essential non COVID 19 healthcare away from clinics
To avoid gathering people in groups, our outreach teams in the camps and the neighbouring Bangladeshi villages go house to house, speaking with individual family members
[ 31st July 2020, Cox's Bazar  ]  Limited Tension reported in most areas – but mistrust between community, humanitarian actors and refugees reportedly increasing. ▪ Teknaf   Inter communal tensions increased more than usual.
Along with regular WASH intervention in response to COVID 19, hygiene promotion activities are being prioritized. For instance, 1898 hand washing devices are installed in different public places like distribution centers and HP volunteers are disseminating COVID massages during distribution of soap at distribution points. Apart from this, installation of WASH facilities – latrines, bathing cubicles, water network, black and grey water network   in six isolation and treatment centers are nearly operational.
Prior to the COVID 19 pandemic, Rohingya refugee children were generally neither enrolling nor attending education programs consistently.
CiC Gender Officers worked with Rohingya volunteers and women leaders across 13 camps to address gender issues and identify solutions, and led orientation sessions on protection against sexual exploitation and abuse  ( PSEA )  reaching 1,675 Rohingya community members, including 886 women.
Ultimately, informal education programming will always be limited by the lack of any form of accreditation or qualifications for graduating students.
[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Rohingya Refugees: 3% of households reported the presence of at least one child  ( 17 and younger )  working for money in the 30 days prior to data collection
Food and relief items are being provided by humanitarian partners to those affected, while the country continues to deal with COVID 19 crisis that is compounding the existing vulnerabilities.
Drop in food expenditure follows the same trends as income losses from primary IGAs across types of work. Daily wage laborers faced the highest reduction in both income and food expenditure whereas monthly salaried wage workers faced the least drop compared to rest of the work groups
Evidently, even with the least drops in income, monthly salaried wage workers incurred similar drop in food expenditure like other groups, plausibly due to two reasons:  ( i )  mobility restrictions and closure of markets restricting purchase and  ( ii )  very low pre crisis income levels.
During the week, COVID 19 testing of refugees continued to increase: 878 refugees were tested, compared to 699 in the previous week. In host communities, testing also increased with 490 tests conducted, compared to 459 in the previous week.
Top three problems with functioning of health facilities  ( 138 responses ) : 1 Lack of medicines/medical equipment in health facilities  ( 79% )  2 Health facilities are very crowded so avoid going due to Covid fears  ( 23% )  3 Lack of female staff in health facilities to test and/or treat women  ( 14%
[ 28 September   04 October, Cox's Bazar  ] :A training in Community Based Mortality Reporting has been launched during the reporting period. With a total of four batches, around 150 medical doctors, reporting officers and community health workers are expected to participate in this capacity building
[ 7 October, Bangladesh ] So far, 3,73,151 patients have been detected in the country since March 8 after testing 20,26,808 samples and 18.41 percent of them have turned out to be Covid 19 positive.
[ 28 September   04 October, Cox's Bazar  ] :The cumulative number of mild patients is 36 855, and 175 moderate/ severe patients. 1690 persons with COVID symptoms were referred to health facilities from a total of 17 307 to date.
In addition, various hygiene items such as masks, soap, bleaching powders and buckets as well as key information and messages are given to the families as part of COVID 19 preventive measures.
Sixty two confirmed cases have been reported in Rohingya camps as of 19 July 2020. A total of 23 individuals are in institutional quarantine in the camps.
A total of 3188 COVID 19 positive cases have been reported in Cox's Bazar district  ( including Rohingya camps )  as of 19 July 2020 as per Civil Surgeon Office, Cox's Bazar.
WHO has supported Ukhia Upazilla Heath Complex with equipment for screening and diagnosis of Noncommunicable diseases  ( NCDs )   ( including Digital blood pressure machine, weight machine, height scale, stethoscope, glucometer ) . The equipment will also benefit 17 community clinics and four union subcenters, in addition to the UHC.
As of 19 July 2020, 62 cases have been reported from the camps: four cases from camp 1W, two from camp 2E, six from camp 2W, nine from camp 3, one from camp 4, one from camp 5, ten from camp 6, five from camp 7, one from camp 8E, two from camp 8W, two from camp 9, two from camp 10, two from camp 11, one from camp 12, two from camp 14, two from camp 18, two from camp 22, two from camp 24, one from Camp 27, two from Kutupalong RC and three from Nayapara RC
WHO continues to support the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research  ( IEDCR )  Field Laboratory in the Cox's Bazar Medical College with human resources, equipment, supplies/consumables and technical and operational expertise. From early April until 19 July, 19,819 tests have been conducted.
Top three water issues  ( 225 responses ) † 1 Long waiting times at water source  ( 40% )  2 Functional water sources are far away  ( 38% )  3 Pathway to water source is difficult  ( 28% )
IOM staff in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh provided remote psychosocial counselling to 68 beneficiaries who cannot reach health centres or are afraid of COVID 19 exposure outside of their homes. A total of 33 beneficiaries received one on one support for COVID19 related anxiety, while 68 received basic emotional support and referrals through the hotline. IOM also extended its mental health and psychosocial support  ( MHPSS )  services to host communities through the Kutupalong Community Clinic, an IOM supported government health facility.
The drastic reduction in consultations with healthcare providers  ( over 50% in last 3 months )  poses a risk to long term health as both minor and chronic health issues go unchecked and unaddressed, potentially increasing the average mortality and morbidity of non COVID 19 diseases.
The Bangladesh Army has been supporting the civilian administration with the COVID 19 response since 22 March, both nationally and in Cox's Bazar District, including at the Upazila level through support for the establishment of quarantine facilities and the reinforcement of emergency services, as well as by ensuring adherence to Government directives and movement restrictions.
Loss of livelihood is forcing parents and caregivers to take desperate measures that are negatively impacting children's well being. In Bangladesh, over 33% of children may be sent to beg or may engage in high risk jobs and almost 2% are likely to be married off early
With some 120 partners contributing to the response, consistent and efficient information management, coordination, communications and advocacy are needed, preserve and expand humanitarian space access, ensure a common analysis of needs, and reinforce the voices of Rohingya refugees and affected Bangladeshi communities. Effective coordination is needed more than ever during the COVID 19 pandemic, and new demands are emerging with the extension of assistance to vulnerable Bangladeshis across the District beyond Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazilas.
The movement of supplies and people across the globe, within Bangladesh and Cox's Bazar district has become increasingly challenging. The results have included a limited availability of trucks and increased transport costs, together with an increased need for additional storage capacity to stockpile humanitarian supplies closer to the people in need. An expected surge in the supply of materials specifically needed for the COVID 19 response will place further strains on an availability in an already limited market, and will increase requirements for storage outside of the camp area to maintain security and access to stocks.
[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: They continuously pointed out that queuing at crowded distribution points and public facilities – such as toilets, water points, and health clinics – without proper gender segregated lines and without the proper clothing makes upholding their dignity and honour almost impossible.
[ Feb 21, Cox's Bazar ]  12,556 relevant and essential persons such as caregivers, community volunteers, youth and adolescent volunteers engaged in capacity building opportunities on COVID‐19 instructions and Caregiver led education instructions
4According to the WHO, a two thirds reduction of total ARI consultations likely indicates changes in Rohingya health seeking behaviors. In addition, since the COVID 19 response began in the camps in late March, the total number of consultations dropped over 50%
[ 31st Oct 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,066 people have died in Dhaka division, 1,171 in Chattogram, 371 in Rajshahi, 468 in Khulna, 200 in Barishal, 245 in Sylhet, 262 in Rangpur and 122 in Mymensingh.
Among host communities, 6603 people participated in 1944 community awareness meetings on COVID 19.
Emergency public health strategies introduced to delay, mitigate, contain or control the spread of COVID 19 must ensure the centrality of protection, ensure non discrimination in line with human rights standards, and safeguard the principle of asylum and nonrefoulement. The Government has fully included the Rohingya refugees in national and District level planning and implementation, and this welcome approach should continue.
Revisit and review messaging and community engagement activities about the pandemic in the camps: There is also a need to revisit approaches around information dissemination; community engagement approaches need to be rethought with an emphasis on trust building.
Cox's Bazar is one of the country's poorest and most vulnerable districts, with a total Bangladeshi population of 2,650,000. The District Administration predicts that more than 700,000 people in Cox's Bazar District may have become jobless because of Government restrictions related to COVID 19, based upon poverty and vulnerability estimates for the Bangladeshi population
A total of 106 migrants  ( 95 men and 21 women )  who returned from EU member states and other approved transit and European countries following the COVID 19 outbreak were identified by project staff and volunteers, in coordination with government officials and migration forum members, via telephone
• WHO is supporting translation of essential technical materials into local language to improve uptake of messages and support behavioral impact
In May, WFP transferred USD 6.5 million through the 16 e voucher outlets and Bangladeshi retailers engaged in the food assistance supply chain.
UNHCR inaugurated the first two Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Isolation and Treatment Centers  ( SARI ITCs )  for both Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi communities in Cox's Bazar District.
ETS is providing connectivity in 21 sites, including the Windy Terrace Hotel which is a common meeting area in Cox's Bazar where some staff also reside. The ETS is currently providing data connectivity to staff from 10 UN agencies and 3 NGOS and security telecommunications services are provided to the UN Agencies in the mega camp in Ukhiya and other operational areas including Cox's Bazar city and Teknaf.
WHO continues to support partners as cofacilitators/observers of internal cascade trainings conducted by the partners both remotely and on site • WHO is engaging with partners on health care waste management options for the SARI ITCs. • WHO, in the reporting week, conducted health care waste management training for 10 medical staff members  ( cleaners and waste handlers )  on proper health care waste management at the UNHCR SARI facility
Establish monitoring and mentoring system for quality MNCAH services. . Develop digital training platforms on health. . Promote evidence based nutrition policymaking
Distribution of COVID 19 related items are continuing to be conducted daily to both government agencies and implementing partners • Support work for the IEDCR laboratory in Medical College is ongoing. Additional extension and backup power was provided. Support for transport of test kits supplies from Dhaka to Cox's Bazar.
WASH Sector partners reached 442,886 individuals with COVID 19 awareness messages through a neighbourhood based approach in host and Rohingya communities.
In the camps, WASH Sector partners provided soap to 63,474 households and family hygiene kits to 19,231 households; and installed 3,215 hand washing stations in public places, households and near toilets and 2,021 tippy taps  ( a cost effective hands free device for handwashing )  and 13,037 stools  ( with bucket and tap )  at household level
CwC WG partners organised COVID 19 awareness announcements via loudspeakers/megaphones in 34 camps and host communities in Cox's Bazar Sadar, Pekua, Maheskhali and Kutubdia. For community feedback/complaints, 83 information service centres in the camps and 4 information service centres in the host community were operational. CwC WG published its 13th COVID 19 Risk Communication and Community Engagement Update, including 6 new audio messages on COVID 19 developed by partners.
Shelter/NFI Sector partners also distributed 57 NFI packages including blankets, floor mats, mosquito nets, solar lamps, and kitchen utensils, to quarantine centres.
Across 20 camps and in the host community in Ukhiya and Teknaf, 6CiC )  Gender Officers, 40 volunteers, and 42 women leaders of women's and transgender civil society organisations continued to conduct awareness raising sessions and consultations on COVID 19 and gender including using gender information, education and communication materials.
During late June, trainings were conducted in four camps and during late July, a remaining four camps were covered. Meanwhile, IOM continued to maintain a strong presence at the shelter and sub block levels, promoting hygiene awareness to prevent the spread of Covi19 and supporting Rohingya in need of protection services.
The Health Sector is providing gender segregated spaces in isolation and treatment facilities and is developing a gendered protection action plan on COVID 19 to fast track and monitor implementation of critical gender guidance and recommendations. Discussions are ongoing on how maternal health services will be adapted in the COVID 19 context.
50 confirmed COVID 19 cases in the camps, and 2,630 cases in the host community. 37 Rohingya refugees in quarantine who were in contact with a COVID 19 suspect or confirmed case, and 1,944 host community members.
In the past week, reports from 116,668 household visits were received, 1,698 patients with mild and 7 patients with moderate/ severe COVID like symptoms were identified and referred to the health facilities. The new approach aims to address community concerns and fears and enhance uptake of testing and treatment and has contributed to an increase in the number of tests conducted
Nutrition Sector partners trained around 2,300 Rohingya mothers and 118 Rohingya adolescent girls on measuring Mid Upper Arm Circumference  ( MUAC )  and referring children to the nearest integrated nutrition facilities.
[ 14th October 2020 , Bangladesh The country's health authorities detected 1,684 new cases [ COVID ]  and confirmed the death of 16 new patients in 24 hours. The total fatalities in the country now stand at 5,593. Meanwhile, 1,536 patients recovered from the disease and the total recoveries from coronavirus have reached 297,449.
COVID  19 Awareness raising best practice will be used to promote other hygiene messaging. IOM's WASH unit has been monitoring the reach and efficacy of COVID  19 messaging in the camps where IOM is providing WASH services. As part of this effort, IOM has conducted two surveys   the first was form 11 to 26 April 2020 in all of the camps and the second took place form 22 June to 2 July 2020 in the camp where less than 80% of the people during first round of monitoring could describe at least three measures to protect themselves and others.
Child protection actors are working closely with volunteers and through community based child protection mechanisms to raise the awareness of children, caregivers and communities on risks associated with COVID 19 and to support communities in ensuring that systems are in place to protect children, provide alternative care, and increase children's knowledge and understanding.
Operations and Logistic Support: Under its Covid 19 support to the government, IOM donated personal protective equipment, medical equipment and furniture for Covid 19 ITC at Ramu and chakaria. Supplies included, 5,000 face shields, 1,000 coveralls, 10,000 surgical masks, and 1,000 N95 masks, among others.
A total 3,370 Covid 19 Non food items  ( 1,288 through Shelter NFI common pipeline partners and 2,082 through IOM )  were distributed in all 16 camps under IOMs; AoR. A total of 9,438b radios from the shelter NFI common pipelines were provided to the Transition and Recovery Division  ( TRD )  to distribute among members of the host community, ensuring beneficiaries can access the latest Covid 19 updates and information.
All the medical facilities planned to be supported by UNHCR are now fully operational. Two UNHCR Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Isolation and Treatment Centres  ( SARI ITCs )  are receiving patients, including those from the host communities. As of 30 June, a cumulative number of 101 patients mostly from the host communities were admitted, of which 50 were discharged following recovery. The facilities are receiving patients with severe symptoms, including those who require oxygen therapy.
From early April until 20 September 2020, a total of 45 380 tests for COVID 19 have been conducted in the laboratory, of which 38 831 from Cox's Bazar district. The remainder are from Bandarban and Chittagong districts.
The protection sector also conducted community based awareness sessions by the ‘Rohingya role models' in the camps. A total of 132,576 people have been reached through the protection initiatives to raise awareness on prevention of COVID 19.
SMSD Sector partners trained Rohingya committees and religious leaders on safe and dignified burials in the context of COVID 19 using an animated video produced by CwC partners. SMSD Sector partners continued to provide infrastructure support to health facilities, refurbished one medicine room, and reinforced 18 meters of slope protection for a health post.
A 4 days training on Water and Sanitation in Health care facilities Improvement Tool  ( WASH FIT )  has been completed for 80 health care workers from 53 health facilities this year. To date, 184 health professionals from 155 health care facilities have been trained on WASH FIT in Cox's Bazar
As part of COVID 19 risk prevention measures and IPC compliance in the host communities and camps, WASH Sector partners disinfected 67,271 WASH facilities and 4,647 public buildings.
An additional 1,079 BLI and facilitators provided remote guidance on COVID 19 prevention, wellbeing and self care to 39,563 children, youth and adolescent. 50,123 parents, caregivers and community volunteers were trained on education in emergencies and child, adolescent, and youth friendly messages. In the host communities, 95 volunteers distributed 1,241 COVID 19 awareness leaflets and 95 educational facilitators conducted COVID 19 awareness sessions for 1,426 parents, community members and caregivers.
[ 13th October 2020 , Bangladesh ]  Of the total victims  [ COVID Death ] , 4,292 are men and 1,285 are women. Of the latest 22 victims, 17 are aged above 50 years.
WHO is supporting the expansion of the district laboratory for increased testing for Rohingya refugees and host community. The current daily sampling capacity is around 500 samples. The laboratory is supporting Chittagong and Bandarban district besides Cox's Bazar. In total 18, 733 tests have been conducted.
CwC WG partners reached 212,693 people in the camps and host community with key COVID 19 messages through community engagement activities, including 49,421 neighbourhood based sessions, 16 sessions on home based health care for older persons, 14,593 community consultation meetings, 1,491 radio group listening sessions, 389 video/film viewings, and an additional 4,070 sessions led by religious leaders. For community feedback and complaints, 80 information service centres in the camps and 3 information service centres in the host community were operational.
54 confirmed COVID 19 cases in the refugee camps, and 2,848 cases in the host community. 11 Rohingya refugees in quarantine who were in contact with a COVID 19 suspect or confirmed case, and 1,650 host community members. 1,522 government and humanitarian health care workers were trained on Infection Prevention and Control  ( IPC )  at health facilities.
Cluster members also distributed hygiene materials like soap, hand sanitizer and hand washing devices at the vulnerable communities in Gazipur, Khulna, Narial, Comilla, Cox'sbazar, Gaibandha, Rangpur, Sirajganj, Kurigram, Jamalpur, Sunamganj, Kishorganj, Pirojpur, Barguna, Satkhira, Nilphamari, Netrokona, Lalmonirhat and Rajshahi districts. Cluster members disinfected communal WASH facilities and public placesto respond to suspected cases
The government has allowed reopening of offices and public transports on a limited scale until 3 August 2020 with conditions as the general holiday imposed for containing the pandemic ended on 30 May 2020 after 66 days.
In 2020, in addition to COVID 19, Cyclone Amphan that weakened from a super cyclone to an ‘extremely severe cyclonic storm' slammed into the coastal districts of West Bengal, India and then it entered Bangladesh on 20 May 2020 evening with wind speed of 150kmph and caused huge destruction in 26 districts across the country.
Orientation on Protection, Gender and Inclusion  ( PGI ) , Prevention and Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse  ( PSEA )  and Child Protection  ( CP )  was organized remotely for ULOs and Volunteers of Bogura, Manikganj, Lalmonirhat, Sirajganj, Munshiganj and Gaibandha districts in response to present flood situation as well as COVID 19 situation where 33 individuals  ( 25 male and 8 female )  took part.
80 beds are being ready to use at Integrated Isolation and Treatment Centers  ( IITCs )  for COVID 19 patients in Camp 2E and Camp 7.  21,681 people reached through outreach on handwashing, mask using, PGI, IITCs available services, properly hand sanitizing and physical distancing.
340 individuals provided with information and feedbacks from information hubs.  BDRCS received 10,000 surgical masks for PMO provided by IFRC CO.
BRAC noted low numbers of slum dwellers going to hospitals or reporting. BRAC's informal survey through its community organizers found 290 patients with COVID 19 like symptoms in around 300 slums but cautioned formal studies were required to confirm the situation.
Despite the order from the Government for all hospital authorities to ensure treatment for all patients, denial of healthcare, substandard quality and accessibility of services combined with stigmatization and discrimination continue to be reported as patients, including those with non COVID 19 symptoms, claim to be refused treatment, some with deadly consequences. Hospitals are reporting lack of resources and manpower to treat increasing numbers
SRC – Cox's Bazar Operations / PMO  4,979 persons received COVID 19 messages in the camps, among those 512 were pregnant and lactating women, 450 elderly and 51 persons with disabilities.  3,151 persons received COVID 19 messages in Palongkhali Union  ( Host Community ) .  28 community volunteers were trained on waste collection and COVID 19 awareness raising in Palongkhali Union  ( Host Community ) . 18 staff and members of the Palongkhali Union parishad were trained on COVID 10 mitigation and containment measures.
Social protection : • Support targeted increases in climate sensitive social protection sector based budgeting, with an emphasis on increased social safety coverage both vertically and horizontally. • Promote institutional efforts to strengthen, accelerate, invest in and scale up supply, while closely monitoring the volume and quality of social expenditure.
2 Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Isolation and Treatment Centres  ( SARI ITCs )  in Ukhiya and Kutupalong ■Over 190 cases provided with care and assistance to dateIntensive Care Unit  ( ICU )  ward in Sadar Hospital, Cox's Bazar ■10 ICU / 8 high dependency beds continue to provide support  ( close to 90 admissions )
WHO continues to support partners as co facilitators on a cascade of trainings conducted remotely and on site to enhance COVID 19 preparedness. To date, 4 day trainings for Infection, Prevention and Control  ( IPC )  were provided to 1727 humanitarian health care workers from Severe Acute Respiratory Infection  ( SARI )  ITC partners and Government facilities and 790 government workers from six Upazilas.
Since COVID 19 pandemic, government issued restrictions for camp access cutting site management camp presence by 80%.
The NAWG coordinated the preparation of a rapid joint assessment of the situation in collaboration with national authorities and partners in the most impacted areas. COVID 19 sensitive community engagement materials were already made available. Anticipatory Situation and Anticipatory Impact The HCTT activated the Humanitarian Preparedness and Response Plan  ( HPRP )  in line with the HCTT contingency plan for climate related disasters in time of COVID  19 pandemic.
During the reporting period, new 50 COVID 19 cases were confirmed among Rohingya refugees, the highest number in a week so far. WHO's Community Health Disease Surveillance Officers  ( CHDSOs )  provided support to investigate all cases. Equally important to note is the increasing number of PCR tests for COVID 19 conducted in the refugee camps: 1485 in a population of nearly one million.
COVID 19 messages reached 252 404 persons between 7 13 September. Since the beginning of the response, CHWG conducted more than 2.46 Million household visits and had contacts with a cumulative number of more than 4.67 million adult household members. In addition, they led 12 139 small group sessions for 38 137 persons. The messages focus on COVID 19 symptoms, risk factors and quarantine and isolation/ treatment centers. Between 03   09 September 2020, COVID 19 prevention messages reached 122 524 people during 57 215 neighborhood sessions through CwC partners.
[ 10 October , Bangladesh ]  The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.44%.As many as, 11,420 including the pending ones, were tested in the 108 authorized labs government and private across the country.
On 28 August, Bangladesh restored internet connectivity to the camps in Cox's Bazar. Refugees have widely welcomed the decision. It also offers humanitarian agencies the opportunity to widen stronger information dissemination on COVID 19 with refugees, including information about where support is available, if needed
Growing economic and social challenges due to the loss of income has increased the risk of child marriage, child labour, and an increasing trend in the trafficking of men, women, adolescents and children. Many parents of adolescent girls feel that due to the lockdown it is increasingly difficult for authorities to take action against child marriage, a phenomenon that is likely to endure after the immediate health threat of the pandemic has passed19. Boys in poor families are more likely to discontinue school and become child labourers.
Increased risk of exploitation and abuse: Recently there has been an increase in the number of children and adolescents in conflict with the law. Without adequate protection mechanisms, children can be easily exploited by criminals and gangs.
Nutrition:Strengthen governance and leadership to enhance coordination and policy implication across nutrition sensitive and nutrition specific programmes and FNS sectors .Strengthen and scaling up of multisectoral SBCC activities to disseminate nutrition messages within the COVID 19 context, including digital platforms .Improve access to nutrition interventions with adequate coverage through specific and sensitive programs in urban areas.
More generally, and as discussed in detail under Pillar I, the COVID 19 lockdown has disproportionately impacted women as existing gender inequalities are exacerbating gender based disparities between women, men, girls and boys in terms of access to information, resources to cope with the pandemic, and its socio economic impact.
German Red Cross • Online Psychosocial Training for Fire Service & Civil Defense and BDRCS Volunteers on self care was conducted and Cash grants disbursed to 700 HH in Dhaka South City Corporation  ( DSCC )  area targeting urban poor under DEEPER Project. • Approval received from German Federal Foreign Office to support COVID 19 cash grants for 2800HH in Dhaka urban areas. • Technical Support to BDRCS for Flood EAP activation in Kurigram, Gaibandha, and Jamalpur districts. Activities include cash transfers and evacuation support with COVID 19 protocols  ( sanitization, physical distancing, and masks )
BDRCS ensures timely response to public health emergencies and the delivery of essential health care services during disaster. It is also rendering primary health care services through its MCH centers and preventive and curative health care services through clinics and hospitals. 56 Mother and Child Health  ( MCH )  care Centers under BDRCS Health department has been continuing its services during this pandemic situation to enhance mother and child health care.
Specially upholding the health etiquettes to prevent COVID 19 is now challenging than ever. Where survival from flood is the priority to the community people, COVID 19 health rules have no means to follow as described in national leading dailies. Most of them have no way to maintain social distance, wash hands regularly, or use masks to prevent COVID 19 transmission.
As COVID 19 continues to affect millions around the globe, the Rohingya refugees living in the world's largest and most densely populated refugee camps remain one of the most vulnerable groups.
82% of respondents reported challenges collecting food assistance
Upon knowing about any person having COVID 19 symptoms in the community, 94% of the respondents mentioned to keep the infected person separated, 47% to take the infected person to a doctor and 28% stated that they would call the IEDCR.
To pre assess the socio economic impact of COVID 19 on the target population and areas, the study also collected views of the participants regarding the future consequences of the pandemic. Almost all the participants of community levels have anticipated economic crisis as the main consequences of the pandemic. Other consequences mentioned by them include limited livelihood opportunities, food crisis, increase social crime, family disharmony. Health professionals are anticipating increased number of communicable diseases among children, increased unwanted pregnancy, increased morbidity and mortality of maternal and child health, increased morbidity/burden of non communicable diseases, increased health expenditure as significant consequences of COVID 19.
They also maintained that Health system will face sustained crisis on capacity building and skilled health professional's crisis is an estimated long term effect of this situation. Increased poverty and malnutrition are common anticipation by community and health professionals