Dhaka, May 2 (IANS) Bangladesh is currently grappling with a severe measles epidemic with over 32,000 suspected cases and more than 250 deaths, mostly young children, having been recorded since mid-March. The outbreak has triggered chaotic scenes in hospitals across the country, with Dhaka’s Infectious Disease Hospital overwhelmed by children last month — some gasping for breath and others lying motionless — while bed shortages forced many to be treated on the floor, a report highlighted o…
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Dhaka, March 30 (IANS) At least six new patients with measles symptoms were admitted to Bangladesh’s Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), bringing the total number of patients in the paediatric ward to 18 on Monday, local media reported. Muhammad Musa, head of the Paediatric Department at CMCH, said that all patients have been placed in isolation.Reports suggest that as measles spreads in Dhaka and several other districts, as many as 38 children have died of the infectious disease and i…