Bangladesh vaccinating Rohingya refugees amid virus surge
The Hindu
The government’s Civil Surgeon’s office in Cox’s Bazar and aid agencies began the vaccination campaign across 34 camps alongside Bangladesh’s national vaccination effort.
Bangladesh’s government and aid agencies started vaccinating Rohingya refugees on Tuesday as virus surge raises health risks in the sprawling, cramped camps where more than one million people who fled Myanmar are sheltering. The highly transmissible delta variant is driving an infection surge across Bangladesh, with around 20,000 infections and 200 deaths recorded so far in Cox’s Bazar district, the southern region bordering Myanmar where the 34 refugee camps are located. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said a national positivity rate of around 30% indicates the spread of is much higher, especially with cramped conditions and the risks faced by many people living in the refugee camps.More Related News
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