The emergence of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangladesh: Present status, challenges, and future management

Mohammad Shah Alam; Mohammad Zahangeer Alam; K H M Nazmul Hussain Nazir; Md Abdullahil Baki Bhuiyan

doi:10.5455/javar.2020.g410

The emergence of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangladesh: Present status, challenges, and future management

J Adv Vet Anim Res. 2020 Mar 22;7(2):198-208. doi: 10.5455/javar.2020.g410. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Authors

Mohammad Shah Alam^{1

2}, Mohammad Zahangeer Alam^{3

2}, K H M Nazmul Hussain Nazir⁴, Md Abdullahil Baki Bhuiyan⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anatomy and Histology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
² These authors contributed equally to this work.
³ Department of Environmental Science, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
⁴ Department of Microbiology and Hygiene, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
⁵ Department of Plant Pathology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.

Abstract

Immediate after the official declaration of COVID-19 in Bangladesh on 8 March 2020, it has created public panic which results in price plummeting of the capital market and price hike of many essential commodities. Worldwide, the outbreak of COVID-19 has declared a pandemic. In response, the Government of Bangladesh has initiated some strict measures such as stopping the entry of passengers from Europe, stopping on-arrival visas and self-quarantine for 2 weeks for all passengers return from abroad. Still, many loopholes exist at the entry points of Bangladesh. Most of the people of Bangladesh are yet to aware of the consequences of COVID-19. In this backdrop, this article has attempted to create public awareness about COVID-19, providing some guidelines to restrict this deadly disease, enlisting current challenges of this disease in Bangladesh. This review would be helpful to undertake future management practices against the fearsome COVID-19 in Bangladesh.

Keywords: Bangladesh; Coronavirus; fatality; outbreak; pneumonia.

Publication types

Review