Most of the Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar camps are not aware of Covid-19 and its intensity, according to a survey jointly conducted by KNH Germany and Samaj Kallyan O Unnayon Sangstha (SKUS).

The government, UN agencies and NGOs have worked "intensively" to increase coronavirus testing, expand isolation and treatment capacities for all people in Cox’s Bazar, which are available for Bangladeshis and Rohingyas on an equal basis, the Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) said Friday. 

UNICEF said it is preparing a 210-bed Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Isolation and Treatment Centre after the first coronavirus cases were confirmed among the Rohingya population in Cox's Bazar.

The government and the humanitarian community, including the International Organization for Migration (IOM), are now delivering a "wide array of supports" to ensure that health services for both Rohingyas and the host community are ready.