Tag: Directorate General of Health Services
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Dengue: Five more patients admitted to hospital
Dengue: Five more patients admitted to hospital
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Five new COVID-19 cases reported in 24 hours
Five new COVID-19 cases reported in 24 hours
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Sabrina Flora Transferred as Director at the Institute of Preventive Medicine
Dr Mirzadi Sabrina Flora, who emerged as the public face of Bangladesh’s COVID-19 response in the early days of the pandemic, has been transferred to the National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine as director. She was an Additional Director General of Planning and Development in the Directorate General of Health Services. The Ministry of…
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47 more dengue patients admitted to hospital in 24 hours
According to the UNB report, 47 more people were admitted to the hospital due to dengue in the 24 hours till Saturday morning. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the official number of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 281 as no fatalities were recorded during the period. The DGHS…
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DGHS issues alert on gateways regarding new Omicron COVID-19 variant
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today issued an alert at airports, land ports and seaports as the new subtype BF.7 of Omicron was detected in China and India, reports BSS.↳ In a notification, the DGHS asked the authorities of airports, land ports and sea ports to follow health regulations, including screening of suspected…
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Bangladesh given fourth dose of COVID vaccine
According to Dr. MD Shamsul Haque, Member Secretary, COVID-19 Vaccine Management, so far 150 million people in Bangladesh have received the first dose of the vaccine, 125 million the second dose and 65 million the booster shot. The Task Force Committee was present on this occasion. DGHS still has 13.3 million doses of the vaccine…
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Bangladesh reports 15 more Covid cases
The daily case test positivity dropped from 0.78 per cent on Wednesday to 0.44 per cent as 3,376 samples were tested during this period. The death rate and recovery rate remained unchanged at 1.45 per cent and 97.53 per cent, respectively. In November, the country reported 10 Covid-linked deaths and 1,345 cases. Bangladesh recorded its…
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Bangladesh reports 17 more Covid cases
The daily case test positivity increased to 1.25 per cent from Friday’s 1.14 per cent as 1,355 samples were tested during this period. The death rate and recovery rate remained unchanged at 1.45 per cent and 97.53 per cent, respectively. In November, 10 Covid-related deaths and a total of 1,345 cases were reported in the…
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3 deaths due to dengue in Bangladesh in 24 hours
With these, the death toll rose to 157 in Dhaka division, 61 in Chattogram and 12 in Barishal. A total of 1,463 dengue patients, including 841 in the capital, are now undergoing treatment in hospitals across the country. The DGHS has reported 58,619 dengue cases and 56,899 cured patients so far this year.
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Bangladesh arranges 7-day booster dose drive from December 1
Dr. Shamsul said, “The program is running in all ward unions, upazilas, municipalities, municipal corporations, medical colleges and district hospitals.” “The seven-day campaign will take place in six working days. The days have been divided into two parts – we will run a campaign on one day and give the vaccine on the second day.…
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Bangladesh reports 16 new COVID-19 cases in a day, no change in death toll
Bangladesh reports 16 new COVID-19 cases, taking total to 2,036,527 as death toll remains unchanged at 29,431 According to the latest government data released on Sunday, 2,398 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 0.67 per cent. With 13 infections, Dhaka reported the highest number of cases among the eight divisions.…