DHAKA, Aug 10 ― Bangladesh began vaccinating thousands of Rohingya Muslims today in the world’s largest refugee settlement, amid a surge in Covid-19 infections in the country, officials said. Aid workers have long warned of a potential humanitarian disaster if there is a significant outbreak in...
DHAKA, Aug 10 ― Bangladesh began vaccinating thousands of Rohingya Muslims today in the world’s largest refugee settlement, amid a surge in Covid-19 infections in the country, officials said.
Around 48,000 Rohingya, aged 55 and above, will be inoculated between Tuesday and Thursday with the help of the UN agencies, said Mahbubur Rahman, the chief health official in Cox’s Bazar district, said. There has been a recent uptick in infections in the camps, with around 20,000 cases and 200 deaths recorded among refugees since the pandemic erupted last year.
Bangladesh has been battling an alarming surge in infections and deaths in recent weeks, recording more than 1.36 million people infected and 22,897 deaths.
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