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Child who died in coronavirus isolation ward buried
A child, who died at the coronavirus isolation unit here, was laid to rest at his family graveyard in presence of police at Dari Sonakania in Gabtoli upazila on Wednesday night.
Race against time to prevent coronavirus outbreak in Rohingya camps
The sprawling Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, hosts to more than 1.1 million forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, are vulnerable to a high risk of coronavirus outbreak which could prove deadly for both the refugees and the local community.
FBCCI to provide safety equipment to healthcare professionals, essential service workers
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has stepped in to provide healthcare professionals and other essential service workers with personal health safety equipment to help fight against coronavirus.
IGP talks tough against rumours over coronavirus
Issuing a note of warning, Inspector General of Police Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary on Sunday said harsher action will be taken if anyone spreads misleading information and rumours about coronavirus through social media.
Factories making protective gears, having buying orders need not to close
Factories that are producing corona-preventive equipment and that have international buying orders need not to be shut down.
Armed Forces set to start fieldwork in full swing Wednesday
Members of the Armed Forces are set to start their fieldwork across the country in full swing on Wednesday to help the civil administration ensure that people maintain social distancing and coronavirus suspects remain in quarantine to prevent the spread of the virus.
KMCH interns go on work abstain demanding PPE
Interns at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) went on a work abstain on Sunday afternoon demanding that they be provided with necessary personal protective equipment (PPE).
A total of 175 interns stopped working around 2:30pm, said Dr Hasan Shahriar, general secretary of KMCH Interns Parishad.
He said they went on the strike after two of them showed cold-related symptoms after giving treatment to patients, creating panic among them.
Shahriar also said there was no arrangement of PPE for them till Sunday although they sought those to the hospital authorities.
Besides, it is not possible to buy the equipment personally due to the crisis in the market, he said.
They demanded immediate arrangement for the equipment for them.
HC orders providing protective equipment to physicians, nurses
The High Court on Sunday asked the authorities concerned to take immediate steps to collect and supply personal protective equipment (PPE) to the physicians, nurses and others working at different hospitals.
Justice Md Ashraful Kamal and Justice Sardar Md Rashed Jahangir came up with the order following a petition in this regard.
The HC also asked the authorities concerned to form a committee for making a list of PPE, surgical mask, gown, shoe-cover, gloves and hand sanitizers. The committee was asked to provide the list within 48 hours.
The committee will include Health secretary, Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Director of IEDCR and Director of Central Medical Stores Depot.
The Finance Ministry has been asked to allocate money for procuring the equipment as per the list.
Advocate Ekhlas Uddin Bhuiya and two other lawyers on behalf of the Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh filed the writ with the High Court seeking order to provide necessary equipment to the physicians , nurses and other concerned at different hospitals.
Advocate Munzill Murshid stodd for the petitioner.