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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed fear that the coronavirus situation could worsen in the winter. “Winter is coming,” he said in a video conference at a function in Dhaka on Sunday. In some cases, the situation can get even worse. We have to prepare to face it from now on.
But how serious is the coronavirus infection situation expected in winter?
Why this fear?
Former Additional Director General of the Department of Health and Professor of Microbiology. Sania Tahmina says: ‘The Kovid-19 infection started last year in winter, in December. At that time, it was seen to spread rapidly in cold countries. As a result, there is worldwide fear that the disease may increase again in the winter.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the coronavirus epidemic could worsen next winter. Coronavirus infections have increased again, especially in the Northern Hemisphere since before winter.
Dr. Sania Tahmina says that the temperature at which the virus grows, can easily infect or spread quickly, is ideal for winter. This is why it is believed that the virus can spread in winter.
Due to the low humidity in the air at this time, when sneezing and coughing, small particles of germs float in the air for a long time. It is destroyed quickly during the summer, but remains in the air for a long time during the winter. As a result, people are at a higher risk of becoming infected.
In the case of coronavirus bacteria, the nuclear envelope, that is, the outer layer of the virus, which surrounds the genetic particles of the bacteria, is called the lipid membrane. This coating is oily. It can last a long time in a winter environment.
Experts in the UK say temperatures of four degrees Celsius have been found to be particularly favorable for coronaviruses.
The ultraviolet rays in sunlight neutralize the virus. But the amount of UV rays is less during winter. But there is no scientific evidence that the coronavirus is more prevalent in winter. Many illnesses such as common colds are often seen to increase in winter.
But officials say the big challenge here will be isolating the common flu coronavirus. This is because the symptoms of the coronavirus and the common flu are often the same.
In that case, since the number of tests needs to be increased, people should also take an interest in getting tested after cold symptoms appear.
What kind of precautions should be taken?
Health officials in Bangladesh say that since vaccines against the virus have yet to hit the market, the only way is to maintain social distance and comply with health regulations.
Bangladesh Institute of Disease Pathology, Control and Research. Tahmina Shirin says: “Everyone should insist on following health rules to ensure their own safety. Things that have been said for so long, such as hand washing, sneezing, coughing, etiquette, should be more strictly observed.
“At the same time, the problems of maintaining social distance must continue.”
However, health officials in Bangladesh have hinted that issues such as the lockdown are not being considered at this time. A total of 3 lakh 46,917 people have been identified as infected with coronavirus in Bangladesh so far. The number of people who have died from coronavirus in the country so far is 4,939.
Although new coronavirus infections have been reported in many countries around the world, Bangladesh’s health department says the country has a much higher recovery rate than those infected.
Source: BBC
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