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Harun demands removal of health minister
Harunur Rashid, BNP's MP from Chapainawabganj-3 constituency, on Tuesday demanded the removal of Health Minister Zahid Maleque and bringing competent and committed persons in key posts of the health sector to face the coronavirus situation.
2 new dengue cases reported in 24 hrs: DGHS
Two new dengue cases were reported in the last 24 hours until 8am on Tuesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Coronavirus in Bangladesh: 6,44,011 tests conducted, confirmed cases 1,19,198
A total of 1,19,198 in 6,44,011 coronavirus tests carried out in Bangladesh have turned out to be positive.
No new dengue cases reported in 24 hrs: DGHS
No new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours until 8am on Monday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Covid-19: Death toll in Bangladesh exceeds 1,500, new cases hit 3,480
As Covid-19 keeps raging in Bangladesh, health authorities on Monday reported 38 more nationwide deaths from the virus, putting the tally at 1,502.
One new dengue case reported in 24 hours: DGHS
One new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours until 8am on Sunday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Three dengue patients are currently being treated at hospitals, according to a daily update from DGHS.
Bangladesh health authorities reported 316 dengue cases since the beginning of this year. Of them, 313 patients have been discharged.
The country had a massive dengue outbreak last year when 101,354 people were hospitalised. Of them, 101,037 made full recovery.
Coronavirus in Bangladesh: 3,531 new cases, 39 more deaths reported
Bangladesh on Sunday reported 3,531 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 1,12,306.
In the last 24 hours, 39 more patients lost their lives, raising the death toll to 1,464.
Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Nasima Sultana came up with the disclosure at its daily health bulletin.
In the last 24 hours, 60 coronavirus testing laboratories across the country tested 15,585 samples, she said. “So far, 612,164 samples have been tested,” she added.
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Dengue rears its ugly head with two new cases
Two new dengue cases were reported on Saturday by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), following a period during which no new cases had been reported and the number of active cases had dropped to nil.
The two new patients are currently being treated at a hospital, according to a daily update from DGHS.
With them, Bangladesh health authorities have reported 315 dengue cases since the beginning of the year. The previous 313 patients have all been discharged from hospital following full recovery.
The country had a massive dengue outbreak last year when 101,354 people were hospitalised and the disease spread outside capital Dhaka. According to official figures, the mosquito-borne disease killed 179 people last year - the most since dengue became endemic in Bangladesh in the early 2000s.
Experts warned that Dhaka may witness an even worse outbreak of dengue this year when the presence of Aedes mosquitoes increases dramatically in the monsoon months. So far however that has not played out.
In order to protect the city dwellers from dengue, a special clean-up operation to control Aedes mosquito was launched in all 54 wards of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) from June 6.
Coronavirus in Bangladesh: 3,240 new cases, 37 more deaths
The health authorities on Saturday confirmed 3,240 new coronavirus cases across the country in a span of 24 hours, taking the total number to 108,775.
The death toll from the various rose to 1,425 as another 37 infected people lost their lives during the period.
DGHS director tests positive for Covid-19
A director of the Directorate General of Health Services has tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday.