Dhaka, Bangladesh
The second wave of coronavirus has hit Bangladesh and the Health Ministry has taken measures to combat the pandemic, the country’s health minister said on Wednesday.
Speaking at an event in the capital Dhaka, Zahid Maleque said: “The second wave of coronavirus infection has arrived in the country and the fitness department, together with doctors and nurses, has taken the mandatory measures at the local point to deal with it.
The government has not yet made a decision on whether it will impose a blockade, the minister said on local TV channel 24, citing the minister’s remarks.
Experts, however, warn that infections can spread if other people forget about fitness guidelines. In winter, other people in this South Asian country gather more at social events.
Leading virologist Mustaq Hossain told Anadolu Agency that there is still no clinical definition of the second wave of the coronavirus, that the infection drops to a trough point and then rises again.
“And when the infection drops to five percent or less than 10 percent, then we can say that the infection has decreased. In Bangladesh, we see that the infection continues and is still not less than 10 percent, and there is no data available. between summer and summer, or winter and the coronavirus,” he said.
But in winter there are more classic gatherings and social occasions that we want to control; Otherwise, infections may continue to rise, he warned.
Dr. Mohiuddin A. Khan, a hematologist and member of the National Technical Advisory Committee on COVID-19, echoed Hossain’s fears.
Concerned about the population’s reluctance to comply with the protection standards set by the government, he told Anadolu Agency that “asymptomatic patients are increasing and infections would likely spread more in winter. “
On Monday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered her government to prepare in advance for the second wave that could hit the country in winter.
Bangladesh recorded 37 more deaths and 1,666 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total number of deaths to 5,044 and infections to 352,287. The recovery rate stands at 74. 31%, according to the most recent data.