COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
| COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh | |
|---|---|
 No confirmed case
1-9 confirmed cases
10-99 confirmed cases
100-999 confirmed cases
1000-9999 confirmed cases
≥10000 confirmed cases | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Bangladesh |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Dhaka |
| Arrival date | 8 March 2020 (1 year, 1 month, 1 week and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 18,863 |
| Recovered | 3,361 |
Deaths | 283[1] |
| Government website | |
| corona | |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Bangladesh in March 2020.
Cases[change | change source]
The first three known cases were reported on 7 March 2020 by the country's epidemiology institute IEDCR.[2] Infections remained low until the end of March but saw a large rise in April.[3] In the week of 11 April, new cases in Bangladesh grew 1,155%, the highest in Asia, ahead of Indonesia with 186%.[4]
As of 14 May 2020[update], there are a total of 18,863 confirmed cases besides 3,361 recovered & 283 deaths in the country[5] of which 14 people have died in the last 24 hours.
Criticisms[change | change source]
Experts criticised the lack of amount of tests performed in the country that has a population of over 160 million.[6][7]
Newspaper reports and social media continued to report about additional deaths of patients with COVID-19 symptoms. Some of the deceased were treated at COVID-19 isolation centres at hospitals in the districts and others were denied treatment, though no tests were given to confirm contagion.[8]
Response[change | change source]
On 22 March, Bangladesh declared a 10-day shut down effective from 26 March to 4 April.[9] This was later increased to 5 May[10][11]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Covid-19 Status Bangladesh". Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR). Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ↑ "Bangladesh confirms its first three cases of coronavirus". Reuters. 2020-03-08. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ↑ 20-fold rise in Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh since April 1, Dhaka Tribune, 14 April 2020.
- ↑ Mint Covid Tracker: India’s corona trajectory has tapered this week but still remains steeper than Asian peers, livemint, 11 April 2020.
- ↑ Research (IEDCR), Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and. করোনা ইনফো. corona.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ↑ "Covid-19 pandemic: Testing remains low despite having enough kits in stock". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-03-29. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ↑ "Massive Bangladesh coronavirus prayer gathering sparks outcry". news.yahoo.com -US. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ↑ "Six die with coronavirus symptoms, no new case reported in Bangladesh". New Age. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ↑ "Coronavirus: Bangladesh declares public holiday from March 26 to April 4". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-03-23. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ↑ "Bangladesh has extended lockdown by 11 days". Oman Observer. 2020-04-11. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ↑ Kamrul Hasan; and Ashif Islam Shaon (8 March 2020). "First 3 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Bangladesh". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)