There is a growing tendency among middle-class patients in Bangladesh to avoid knocking on hospital doors, even in the case of any critical condition. The reasons they describe are not pleasant at all. Poor hygiene management in hospitals and care facilities, the horrible conditions of toilets, dirty floors, bad smell in
Author: Abdur Rahman Jahangir, UNB
Covid-19: Experts say Bangladesh close to reaching herd immunity threshold
Even though Bangladesh logged 15,61,463 Covid-19 cases as of Friday, experts believe around 70 percent population of the country may have contracted the virus and developed natural antibodies. Some experts think that the country is close to reaching the herd immunity threshold while some others say a comprehensive serosurveillance report is
Vaccine institute can be a game changer for Bangladesh
As the government has planned to establish a vaccine institute, experts have appreciated it as a timely and bold move as they think Bangladesh has huge potential to grab the international vaccine market like medicines. They also said the local and international vaccine markets will continue to grow as vaccine safety
Dhaka reemerges as Covid hotspot
Delay in suspending inter-district transport services blamed Though the Coronavirus spread had come almost under control in Dhaka nearly a month back, the national capital is reemerging as the hotspot for the deadly virus transmission and fatalities. Health experts said the highly transmissible Delta or Indian variant has speared in Dhaka as
Dhaka reemerges as Covid hotspot
Though the Coronavirus spread had come almost under control in Dhaka nearly a month back, the national capital is reemerging as the hotspot for the deadly virus transmission and fatalities. Health experts said the highly transmissible Delta or Indian variant has speared in Dhaka as the government took time to stop
Frontier districts await Covid-19 ‘catastrophe’: Experts
Amid the growing Covid-19 cases, health experts fear that Bangladesh's frontier districts await a serious healthcare crisis as most hospitals and health complexes there are ill-equipped to cope with any worsening situation.They also voiced frustration as local administrations in different frontier districts are "buying time" in enforcing strict lockdowns and
Experts fear worst Covid outbreak in country by June-end
Lockdown likely to pay off: Experts
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Improvement unlikely before June
Bangladesh is unlikely to see any improvement in the Covid-19 situation before June next as the country is still in the grip of its second wave, predicted a group of local and international health experts.Using a mathematical model, Bangladesh Como Modelling Group, a group of experts from both Bangladesh and
Covid surge in Bangladesh: Experts for tightening grip with nighttime curfew
As Bangladesh is experiencing record-breaking Covid cases, experts think 'health emergency', 'nighttime curfew' and area-based lockdown can be the right measures to slow down the virus transmission.They think the 18-point directive issued by the government on Monday is not enough as the coronavirus situation is going from bad to worse