RESPONSES TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY:  A SCENARIO OF BANGLADESH

Popy  Devnath; Imam  Hossain; Mohammad Sharif  Uddin; Md Hasibul  Hossain; Md Riyadh Al  Rakib

doi:10.18006/2021.9(3).254.262

Authors

Popy Devnath Department of Microbiology, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh
Imam Hossain Department of Microbiology, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh
Mohammad Sharif Uddin Department of Microbiology, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh
Md Hasibul Hossain Department of Microbiology, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh
Md Riyadh Al Rakib Department of Microbiology, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18006/2021.9(3).254.262

Keywords:

Pandemic situation, Measures, Challenges, Bangladesh, COVID-19

Abstract

Emerging at the end of 2019 in China, novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infected millions and killed thousands of people across the globe. Like other South Asian countries such as India and Pakistan, Bangladesh is also struggling to control the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the first detection on March 2020, terrible touch of the corona had been inundated Bangladesh with a total of 5,661,926 suspected patients and reported 776,257 (13.7%) cases, 12,005 deaths (1.5% CFR), and an overall recovery of 715,321 (92%) cases as of May 11, 2020. In attempts to reduce the burden of corona cases in one of the most densely populated country of the world, the government has taken several initiatives. Bangladesh has been stepped up a large number of medical & testing facilities, manpower, social awareness campaigns, and has taken many initial steps to fight against COVID-19. This review article is focused on the overall outbreak situation, the preparedness of the government of Bangladesh as well as challenges and limitations faced by the country so far to tackle the novel coronavirus pandemic 2019.

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