COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh

COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationBangladesh
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseNarayanganj & Madaripur (Hospitalized in Dhaka)[1]
Arrival date8 March 2020
Confirmed cases2,051,534[2]
Deaths
29,499[2]
Fatality rate1.44%
Vaccinations
  • 151,507,170[2] (total vaccinated)
  • 142,201,680[2] (fully vaccinated)
  • 361,742,560[2] (doses administered)
Government website
corona.gov.bd

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Bangladesh in March 2020.

Cases

The first three known cases were reported on 7 March 2020 by the country's epidemiology institute IEDCR.[3] Infections remained low until the end of March but saw a large rise in April.[4] In the week of 11 April, new cases in Bangladesh grew 1,155%, the highest in Asia, ahead of Indonesia with 186%.[5]

As of 14 May 2020, there were a total of 18,863 confirmed cases besides 3,361 recovered & 283 deaths in the country[6] of which 14 people had died in the last 24 hours.

Criticisms

Experts criticised the lack of amount of tests performed in the country that has a population of over 160 million.[7][8]

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.[9]

Response

On 22 March, Bangladesh declared a 10-day shut down effective from 26 March to 4 April.[10] This was later increased to 5 May[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ বাংলাদেশে করোনা শনাক্ত. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 9 March 2020. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Ritchie, Hannah; Mathieu, Edouard; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Beltekian, Diana; Dattani, Saloni; Roser, Max (2020–2023). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh confirms its first three cases of coronavirus". Reuters. 2020-03-08. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  4. ↑ 20-fold rise in Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh since April 1, Dhaka Tribune, 14 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Mint Covid Tracker: India’s corona trajectory has tapered this week but still remains steeper than Asian peers, livemint, 11 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "করোনা ইনফো". corona.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Massive Bangladesh coronavirus prayer gathering sparks outcry". news.yahoo.com -US. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Bangladesh has extended lockdown by 11 days". Oman Observer. 2020-04-11. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  12. ↑ Kamrul Hasan; Ashif Islam Shaon (8 March 2020). "First 3 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Bangladesh". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020.