216 incoming international passengers has been screened
Bangladesh tested none positive for the Ebola virus infection, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim has said.
So far 216 incoming international passengers had been screened, he told the parliament on Sunday.
“Especially those who landed here from the Ebola affected countries, in between August 10 to November 15 this year, have been tested.”
Besides, special observation of 182 passengers for 21 days has already been completed, the health minister added while replying to a question from treasury bench member Sukumar Ranjan Ghosh.
According to World Health Organisation, the death toll in the Ebola epidemic has risen to 5,459 out of 15,351 cases identified in eight countries by the end of Nov 18. Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans.
The Ebola virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission.
Bangladesh Health Minister Nasim said the government had taken special measures to prevent Ebola virus attack in the country.
“We have opened 19 Ebola isolation wards in the city and in the concerned districts where international ports are located.” he added.
The government has constituted Rapid Response Team at national, district and upazila levels side by side with formulating guideline and prescription for identifying Ebola patients, the minister noted.
Source: Dhaka Tribune
