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Country sees a gradual rise in COVID-19 infection rate: DGHS
DHAKA, March 14, 2021 (BSS) – The country sees a gradual increase in COVID-19 infection rate as most of the people are not following health rules properly.
This was told by Director General of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam today.
“Now we are observing that young and healthy people are being infected by the deadly virus compared to previous times in the country… most coronavirus positive patients need ICU supports” he told a programme at the TB Hospital at Shyamoly in the city, the DGHS sources said.
The DGHS DG asked the authorities of all hospitals particularly COVID-19 dedicated hospitals across the country to increase service facilities of both general and ICU beds for coronavirus patients.
Dr Md Robed Amin, a spokesperson of media cell of DGHS, said recent increase in COVID-19 positive cases has been attributed to rampant movement of the people, saying they are not following health codes.
He observed that increase of public gatherings, less use of masks and hand sanitizers are mainly responsible for surging coronavirus positive cases.
Bangladesh recorded 18 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 1,159 fresh cases overnight, a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 7.15 percent tested
positive, while 1.53 percent died so far since the first COVID-19 positive cases were reported in the country on March 8.
In the backdrop of a rise in COVID-19 cases, Cabinet Division yesterday (March 13) issued a directive on following heath rules to contain the spread of lethal virus in the country.
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