Benapole Immigration Health Department today started to check the passengers travelling between India and Bangladesh as part of its initiative to prevent the spread of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV)
Two patients died from dengue while 70 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
The influx of child patients suffering from pneumonia, winter diarrhoea and other cold-related diseases has been straining hospitals.
Unclean drains, scattered waste key contributors, say locals
The year 2023 was one of dengue devastation, breaking all previous records. As the new year approached, there was much discussion about improving the situation. However, it turned out to be all talk and no show, as dengue still claimed hundreds of lives in 2024.
One person died from dengue while 114 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
One dengue patient died while 148 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning
Bangladesh reported nine more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till this morning
Pneumonia is a major respiratory problem in children, both in terms of the number of occurrences and the cause of death.
Bangladesh reported one more Covid-19 death and 13 fresh cases in 24 hours till this morning
One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till this morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 40 this year
Sixteen people were hospitalised with dengue fever in 24 hours till yesterday morning.
After last year witnessed the highest number of dengue fatalities, it seemed the situation couldn’t get any worse. However, dengue fatalities this year till May are already 21 more than the same period last year, indicating the worst is yet to come.
High density of Aedes larvae were found in 29 wards of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 12 wards in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), showing an alarming picture this season
Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen has sought support from the Oxford Vaccine Group at the University of Oxford to establish a vaccine centre in Bangladesh.