Dhaka, May 17 (IANS) Six more children died from symptoms similar to measles in Bangladesh in 24 hours till 8 a.m. on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 459, as the country grapples with a worsening health crisis, according to local media reports.One death was confirmed as measles-related by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), while the remaining five were classified as suspected, the United News of Bangladesh (UNB) noted in a report.With this, the confirmed number of deaths from …
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Dhaka, May 16 (IANS) At least 12 more children died of measles and measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 451, as the country grapples with a worsening health crisis, according to local media reports.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the deaths were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Friday morning.Among the 12 deaths, four were confirmed measles cases, while the remaining eight children died with sympt…
Dhaka, May 14 (IANS) At least eight more people have died from measles and measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh, taking the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 432, local media reported.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the deaths were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Wednesday morning.Amid a rapidly worsening measles outbreak in the country, the number of confirmed and suspected measles cases crossed 60,000 during the same period.The DGHS recorde…
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…