Bangladesh
Nipah Virus Nipah virus in 28 districts, DNCC ordered to prepare Covid hospitals
Dhaka, February 4: Nipah virus infection has been found in 28 districts of the country. The Directorate General of Health Services has requested to prepare a total of 20 seats at the DNCC Covid-19 Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali to treat those infected with the virus.
Recently, this instruction has been given in a circular signed by Dr. Sheikh Daud Adnan, Director (Acting) of Hospital and Clinic Branch of the Directorate. It is said that due to Nipah virus infection in 28 districts of the country, it has been requested to prepare 10-bed isolation ward and 10-bed ICU at DNCC Covid-19 Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali.
Earlier, in an emergency notice on Monday, the Directorate informed that there has been an outbreak of Nipah virus fever in 28 districts of the country. In such a situation, doctors have to take special precautions while attending to patients with fever symptoms in every hospital of the country.
Meanwhile, Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque said that eight people have been affected by Nipah virus this year, five of them have died.
The minister gave this information in a briefing on the outbreak of Nipah virus. He said, 8 patients have come to us. 5 of them have died. More than 70 percent of those infected with the virus die. The disease is caused by drinking the raw juice, eating the fruit eaten by birds. Bats in particular carry this virus. After bats drink palm juice, if humans drink it, the virus enters the human body. Nipah virus spreads even when healthy people come in contact with sick people. Then becomes multiple patients, spreads rapidly. This is our concern.
Stating that the government has taken measures to prevent the spread of Nipah virus, the minister said, first make people aware about it. That's why we made the TVC. I arranged to give it to the newspaper, it was given today. Apart from this, arrangements have been made for treatment in a separate hospital. In the Infectious Disease Hospital we have created a special unit, the ICU unit where the treatment is given.
There is no vaccine for Nipah virus. There is no vaccine, no medicine. Symptomatic treatment is given. The way we were treating Corona.
