Bangladesh: Delta fuels deadly COVID-19 surge amid crippling vaccine shortfalls
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Kuala Lumpur/Dhaka/Geneva, 06 July 2021: Urgent action is needed to increase COVID-19 vaccine supplies for Bangladesh as hospitals reach capacity and oxygen supplies run short across the country.
The deadly Delta COVID-19 variant is spreading fast in urban and rural areas across Bangladesh stretching the entire health sector beyond its limits. Hospitals in areas of Bangladesh bordering India are experiencing a sharp rise in infections and deaths.
In the capital Dhaka, around 78 per cent of infections have been identified as caused by the Delta strain according to the Government of Bangladesh. Nearly one in three people (29%) tested is positive with COVID-19 pointing to much higher infection rates across the country.
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India/Bangladesh: Millions threatened as cyclone spells double trouble
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Kuala Lumpur/Delhi/Dhaka, 25 May – Red Cross and Red Crescent teams are helping people stay safe in India and Bangladesh as a major cyclone threatens millions of people and devastating COVID-19 surges continue in both countries.
While India has been facing record COVID death rates, the eastern Indian states of West Bengal and Odisha are bracing for the very severe tropical Cyclone Yaas, the second major storm to hit the country in two weeks.
Udaya Regmi, South Asia head of Delegation, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said:
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