Bangladeshis are fleeing Dhaka in large numbers to escape the closure of Covid

Thousands of refugees are fleeing Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka to escape the impending closure and escalation of Covid-19 cases linked to Delta diversity that threatens health systems.

Authorities have enacted legislation, including a ban on public transport since Monday, before a nationwide “closure” of seven days from Thursday that would ban all but necessary work. Soldiers have been deployed to comply with the order.

Infectious diseases caused by the Delta revolution have caused problems in southern Asia ever since exploded in India this year. The new exit is believed to have entered Bangladesh via neighboring borders and neighboring countries.

Bangladesh reports more than 5,000 reports a day and on Sunday recorded the number of casualties in 119 Covid-19 cases. The global test is 22%, according to the Dhaka Tribune.

But experts are skeptical of government statistics, which they say do not comprehend the scale of the operation. Health experts warn that neglected health systems throughout the region – including border areas and poor rural areas – have already been dismantled.

“Not all regional hospitals have ICUs,” said Mushtaque Chowdhury, founder of the Bangladesh Health Watch, a non-governmental organization and health professor at Columbia University, forcing patients to travel long distances for treatment. “There are flooded people wanting to get in. . . There are many challenges. ”

When Bangladesh sparked further controversy, Mr Chowdhury said he was pressured.

“There is no choice [this time]. We need to establish this carefully and strongly if we are to get the disease, which is only getting worse. ”

India met with terrible tragedy of Covid-19 cases in April and May linked to the Delta diversity, which caused serious problems in the country for many years while disrupting health systems in rural and urban areas. Despite rapid declining cases, India still records about 50,000 infectious diseases every day.

Nepal was also I got in trouble and the increasing number of cases when refugees have returned from India.

Bangladesh Technical Advisory Committee on Covid-19 last week warned that health systems are at high risk without strong measures to control the spread of the disease.

The biggest challenge is testing for a lazy vaccine in Bangladesh, where only 3% of the population has a complete vaccine. The country initially relied on jabs made by Indian / Oxford / AstraZeneca, and was forced to find alternatives after neighbors stopped sending bullets.

Bangladesh is now receiving jabs from China and Russia, as well as through the World Health Organization’s Covax program.

But the prospect of a severe ban in a country where millions live in poverty has raised fears about economic hardship and humanitarian action.

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Over the weekend refugee workers flocked to the Dhaka ferry terminal – one of the world’s largest cities with a population of over 20m – returning to the countryside and avoiding the city without work. Chowdhury said the departure was at risk of taking a “very high” event if workers were infected with the virus.

“I’m going home. What can we do during this closing time? It’s better to die with my family in the village, “Mohammad Masum, a local worker, told Agence France-Presse while waiting for the boat.