Covid-19 seems under control in Bangladesh, but no room for complacency: experts
File photo: Dr Ismehan Ashraf receives Covid-19 vaccine at DMCH recently. Photo: Shaheen Mollah UNB, Dhaka UNB, Dhaka
Though the Covid-9 pandemic looks to be under control in Bangladesh with the weather getting warmer, there is no room for complacency as this deadly virus may re-emerge any time with new strain, said experts.
Coronavirus did not spread noticeably during winter in the country despite the warning from experts for many reasons, including growing antibodies among people, warmer condition, viral interference and good immune system, they said.
The experts advised the government to strengthen its virus control measures and vaccination programme alongside encouraging people to maintain health safety rules and wear masks to stay safe.
Govt to vaccinate 3.5m people in first phase
1.5 lakh registered for vaccination
Staff Correspondent
4th February, 2021 10:05:33
The government has decided to inoculate 3.5 million people instead of 6 million in the first month of vaccination programme due to a lukewarm response to online registration.
The country now has a stock of 7 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, of which the government procured 5 million doses from Serum Institute of India and the rest were gifted by the Indian government.
Two doses of the Covishield vaccine will be given to each vaccine recipient in an eight-week interval.
Prof Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora, additional director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), recently said four lakh doses of the vaccines have been allocated for Dhaka district.
Countrywide Covid-19 vaccination to start from February 7: health minister
File photo of Health Minister Zahid Maleque
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The countrywide Covid-19 vaccine inoculation will start from February 7, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said.
He made the announcement while visiting Kurmitola General Hospital to see the preparations for the vaccination inaugural ceremony there.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the vaccination campaign, joining the ceremony virtually at around 3:30pm tomorrow.
The health minister also visited the vaccination centers at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
Speaking to journalists, the minister alleged some people were spreading rumours about the vaccine campaign.
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Mass inoculations programme of Covid-19 across the country will start on February 7 with seven million vaccine doses in stock.
Besides, vaccination in limited scale among frontline health workers will begin at Kurmitola General Hospital at 3:30pm on Wednesday. About 25 health workers will be inoculated at the very beginning in the hospital.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the programme through video conference from her office.
Health Minister Zahid Maleque announced it on Tuesday after inspecting the preparations of the hospital.
As the first vaccine recipient in Bangladesh, Senior staff nurse of the hospital, Runu Berunika Costa will take the jab. She is In- Charge of the dialysis unit of Kurmitola Hospital.