With the Covid positivity rate surging in bordering districts, the government has extended the countrywide restrictions for 10 more days to check virus transmission. The Cabinet Division yesterday issued a gazette notification to this effect, saying no social, political and religious gatherings will be allowed till June 16. [media type="image" id="940677" layout="portrait"
On Thursday, the authorities of Chapainawabganj Sadar Hospital increased the number of beds for Covid-19 patients to 30 from 20 to tackle the rush of patients. As it was not enough, the number of beds had to be raised to 50 yesterday. All the beds, however, got occupied by the evening, said Ahnaf Shahriar, a physician at the hospital's coronavirus unit. "We've more patients
Bangladesh Finds 80% Indian Variant In New Infections
Community transmission found, experts call for monitoring of border districts with India. A new research in Bangladesh has found 80% Indian variant in the latest genome sequencing of COVID-19 samples with evidence of community transmission.
The government s disease control and research institute collected and analyzed 50 samples from across the country, including border districts and capital Dhaka, since May 16.
The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) and Institute for Developing Science and Health Initiatives (ideSHi) conducted the genome sequencing and identified unknown variant .
The research also found 40 out of the total 50 cases as Delta variant, known as Indian variant. And, among the samples collected, 14 people (35% of the total samples) infected did not visit India or any other country and did not come in contact with people wit
The numbers of coronavirus infection cases and deaths have increased in the bordering districts in the last few days as the Indian variant of the virus has spread in the country. A report of Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) said the number of coronavirus infection