The coronavirus infection has been spreading alarmingly. The situation will turn horrific unless the 11-point guidelines issued by the government are abided by appropriately, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque.
He urged the countrymen to maintain the safety protocols.
The minister was addressing the opening ceremony of a dialysis unit and a city scan unit at the 250-bed general hospital in Manikganj Sadar as a chief guest on Saturday.
Zahid Maleque said, the country reported thousand 400 Covid-19 cases on Friday while the infection rate stands above 13 per cent. The infection rate increases 2-3 per cent every day. Amid the situation, everyone has to wear masks, maintain social distancing and abide by other safety protocols. Everyone must be vaccinated. There is no scarcity of doses in the country. About 14.25 crore shots have been administered so far. Almost 7 million students received the jab.
The minister said, the safety measures are not maintained properly in various social gatherings like the Dhaka International Trade Fare. This is a great matter of concern. The health guidelines must be followed for the sake of own, for the sake of the country. There is no alternative to wearing masks. We have to wear mask so that we might not get the infection.
Referring to a study the health minister said, some 2 thousand 500 people are diagnosed with coronavirus everyday on an average. 300 are hospitalised. Of them one per cent need to be shifted in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). This is also concerning. If the infection continues spreading like this, there will be accommodation shortage in hospital. So, everyone must stay alert.
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