Dhaka, May 15 (UNB) - No new dengue case was reported  in the last 24 hours till 8am on Friday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).   Currently, two dengue patients are being treated at a hospital, according to a daily update from DGHS.   Since the beginning of this year, 301 dengue cases were reported and of them 299 patients have been discharged.   Bangladesh experienced a massive dengue outbreak last year when 101,354 people were hospitalised. Of them, 101,037 made full recovery.   According to official figures, the mosquito-borne disease killed 179 people in 2019.   Anti-mosquito drives are being conducted from May 10 in the capital while DNCC has also launched free dengue tests from May 11.   As the country struggles to contain the spread of coronavirus, a dengue outbreak at this time will be devastating and would pose a serious challenge to the country’s health care system.

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is going to launch free dengue tests from May 11.