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45% of the people in Dhaka have been affected by the crown. This information has emerged from IEDCR and ICDDRB research. 24 percent of the victims are over 60 years old. The researchers found this information in antibody tests up to last July.
Speakers at the survey report titled ‘Cavid-19 Prevalence, SeroSurvelance and Genomic Epidemiology in Dhaka’ jointly conducted by the Institute of Pathology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) and ICCDRB with USAID assistance on Monday.
According to the research report, 45 percent of people in the capital have been infected with coronavirus. 24 percent of the victims are over 60 years old. This information was found in the antibody test until last July.
The report further said that around three-quarters of the people in the slums of Dhaka City have already been infected. The tests found that 45 percent of city dwellers who did not have corona symptoms were infected with corona.
Of the 129 districts of Dhaka North and Dhaka South City Corporation, 25 districts were selected for study on a random basis. A mahalla is selected from each neighborhood. 120 houses from each mahalla were included in the survey. In addition, eight slums were included in the survey.
IEDCR Assistant Professor. Mahbubur Rahman said that 72 percent of those affected by the corona had no symptoms, 8 percent had symptoms, and 12 percent were presymptomatic. In Dhaka City, 9.6 percent of people have been infected. The infection rate in the slums is 5.6 percent.
Mirzadi Sebrina Flora said: “Follow the hygiene rules to prevent the second stage of infection.” It is difficult to prevent corona infection if people do not know it. People who have already been infected with the corona virus are also advised to be cautious.
Additional General Director of the Department of Health (Planning and Development) Professor. The Minister of Health, Zahid Malek, participated in the virtual discussion as the main guest of the function chaired by Mirzadi Sebrina Flora.
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