UN calls on countries to shape COVID-19 recovery as green



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The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on Thursday called on countries to ensure that plans to recover from the pandemic support progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and help solve the climate crisis.

“As the region’s economic engine restarts, we must recognize the need do things differently and seize key opportunities to shape the recovery as a truly green and sustainable transformation,” said Armida SalsiahAlisjahbana, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP. “We can do this more effectively if we cooperate more closely to tackle systemic issues, build capacity, and replicate and scale up our successes.” 

The remarks were made at an event hosted by ESCAP with the support of Fiji, Pakistan and the Philippines as part of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). Experts from governments, the private sector and civil society presented their perspectives on the challenges as well as opportunities the pandemic recovery process entails.

The discussions were framed by the four-point recovery agenda presented in the theme study for the 77th session of the Commission, Beyond the pandemic: Building back better from crises in Asia and the Pacific. That agenda called on countries to focus on broadening social protection, invest in a sustained recovery, strengthen connectivity and supply chains, and mend the broken relationship with nature.

Speaking at the event, the Fijian Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, the Hon. MereseiniRakuitaVuniwaqa, emphasized the importance of strengthening social protection systems.

"COVID-19 has provided us with a unique opportunity to make our social protection systems more resilient and adaptable to the impact of crises of a magnitude we have never seen before,’ she said.  “In building back better, the proposal to widen social protection by spending 2 to 6 per cent of GDP is a step in the right direction. If we are to leave no one behind, major investment in social protection is a must, particularly in a world where COVID-19 has amplified and exacerbated pre-existing inequalities in society ."

The HLPF is the United Nations central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in 2015. With this year’s Forum agenda strongly influenced by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, discussions revolved around ways to ensure a sustainable and resilient recovery that also puts countries on track to realize the 2030 Agenda.

   

Omicron: Isolation period is 10 days instead of 14 days



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Dhaka: Coronavirus infection is on the rise in the country. According to the Directorate of Health, if anybody is infected with corona, he will need to have isolation for 10 days instead of 14 days from now. 

On Sunday (January 30) at noon, in the regular virtual bulletin of the directorate about the situation of corona infection in the country, the line director and spokesperson of the disease control unit of the health directorate, Prof. Dr. Md. Nazmul Islam said this. 

"If the corona test is positive, we will talk about isolation for 10 days now," he said. When the fever goes away, he will return to work in 10 days after the symptoms go away. Earlier, the RT-PCR certificate had to be taken as a condition, but we are postponing it for the time being. 

"Everyone is talking about Omicron's symptoms," he said. Symptoms include runny nose, headache, fatigue, sneezing, sore throat, and cough. He said that if a person has a sore throat due to cold or fever due to shivering, the advice of a doctor should also be taken. 

Dr. Md. Nazmul Islam said, "As the rate of corona infection has increased in the country, so has our vaccination program." Those who have taken the second dose and are considered eligible for the booster dose, even those who have received the vaccine message but have not been vaccinated due to the corona infection, will be able to take the booster dose six weeks after recovery.

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More 12 people die, 11434 get covid & 752 recovered



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Twelve more people died from deadly virus corona while 11434 people got infected by the virus in the last 24 hours across the country.

This information was sent to the media on Friday ( January 21) by DGHS through a press release.

According to the press release, the latest deaths and cases of infection have brought the toll to 28192 and 1664616 respectively.

The release said that 752 people have recovered bringing the recovery figure to 1555597 so far.

During the period 40134 samples were tested in 852 authorized labs making a total 12047715 samples so far.

It may be mentioned here that the first case of corona infection was detected in Bangladesh on last March 8 (2020) while the first death occurred on March 18.

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More  04 people die, 277 get covid & 326 recovered 



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Four more people died from deadly virus corona while 277 people got infected by the virus in the last 24 hours across the country.

This information was sent to the media on Wednesday  (December  6) by DGHS through a press release.

According to the press release, the latest deaths and cases of infection have brought the toll to 28005 and 1577720 respectively

The release said that 326 people have recovered bringing the recovery figure to 1542720 so far.

During the period 19237 samples were tested in 848 authorized labs making the total to 10000843 samples since Covid testings have started in the country. 

It may be mentioned here that the first case of corona infection was detected in Bangladesh on last March 8 (2020) while the first death occurred on March 18.

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More 26 people die, 1555 get covid & 1565 recovered 



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Twenty six more people died from deadly virus corona while 1555 people got infected by the virus in the last 24 hours across the country.

This information was sent to the media on Monday (September 20) by DGHS through a press release.

According to the press release, the latest deaths and cases of infection have brought the toll to 27251 and 1544238 respectively.

The release said that during the time 27431 simples  were tested at 800 authorized laboratories across the country making the total test of 9465087 samples. 1565 people have recovered bringing the recovery figure to 1503106 so far.

It may be mentioned here that the first case of corona infection was detected in Bangladesh on last March 8 (2020) while the first death occurred on March 18.

 

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