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COVID-19 situation remains stable in Rangpur division
RANGPUR, March 31, 2020 (BSS) – Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation is
remaining stable with a decreasing trend in the number of home-quarantine
people in Rangpur division.
Talking to BSS, Focal Person of COVID-19 and Assistant Director (Health)
for Rangpur division Dr. ZA Siddiqui said more 152 migrants were released
from home quarantine in last 24 hours finding no coronavirus (COVID-19)
symptoms in them.
“However, 120 people, including 12 migrants and 102 people of a village
in Birampur upazila of Dinajpur were home-quarantined anew in last 24 hours,”
he said.
So far, 3,393 migrants were home-quarantined, nine others put in the
isolation units in Rangpur division and 1,942 were released after expiry of
their 14-day quarantine period till today.
“After testing positive, four COVID-19 patients of Gaibandha have so been
sent to Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) in
Dhaka from Rangpur division,” he said.
A total of 1,160 people are remaining in home quarantine today against
the number of 1,192 on Monday, 1,385 on Sunday and 1,531 on Saturday as their
number continues reducing in the division.
“Of them, 114 migrants of Rangpur, 96 of Panchagarh, 127 of Nilphamari,
118 of Lalmonirhat, 71 of Kurigram, 130 of Thakurgaon, 292 of Dinajpur and
212 of Gaibandha districts are remaining in home-quarantine today,” Dr.
Siddiqui said.
Meanwhile, the authority of Rangpur Medical College (RMC) is conducting
experimental testing today to detect coronavirus (COVID-19) infection at the
institution’s Laboratory of the Department of Microbiology in the city.
Earlier, installation of a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine was
completed at the laboratory and the RMC authority received necessary kits
from the IEDCR to begin testing of COVID-19 infection from tomorrow
(Wednesday).
Principal of RMC Professor Dr. AKM Nurunnabi Laizu said the trained
physicians, technologists and other employees are conducting experimental
test of COVID-19 at the laboratory today before starting official testing
from Wednesday.
Talking to BSS, Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Md. Amin Ahmed Khan said
the COVID-19 spread situation is remaining stable and under control in
Rangpur division.
“Following massive awareness raising activities being conducted by the
Armed Forces to assist local administrations for ensuring social distancing
and raising public awareness, community transmission of COVID-19 is not
taking place in the division,” he said.
Civil Surgeon of Rangpur Dr. Hirombo Kumar Roy said a 10-member
Coronavirus Service and Prevention Task Force has been formed with RMC
Principal Professor Dr. AKM Nurunnabi Laizu as its chief to prevent spread of
COVID-19.
Director of Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) Dr. Faridul Islam,
Vice-principal of RMC Professor Dr. Mahfuzar Rahman and Heads of its
Departments of Pathology, Microbiology, Medicine and specialist physicians
are members of the task force.
“Besides, a seven-member Medical Board has been formed with Assistant
Professor of the Department of Medicine of RMC Dr. Md. Abul Kalam Azad as its
chief for ensuring treatments to the COVID-19 patients in Rangpur,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Armed Forces, police, local administrations,
municipalities, local government bodies and voluntary organisations are
working to ensure social distancing for preventing community transmission of
COVID-19 across Rangpur division.
BSS/MI/FI/ 1522 hrs