India And Bangladesh Actively Fighting Corona
Observers have questioned some Asian nations’ ability to detect the coronavirus.
Many Western Observers instead of questioning their countries in fight against Corona, as usual are commenting on Asian nations ability to detect the Corona virus originating from Wohun Province of China.
Though many people in parts of Asia live hand to mouth as daily wagers, working in jobs that are impossible to do from home.
They also live in close quarters with family members, the ability to self-isolate and physically distance themselves to stop the spread is limited.
Observers have also questioned some nations’ ability to detect the virus. For example, Indonesia was slow to report cases, and until last week had a low rate of testing.
With its population of 270 million, Indonesia has more than 1,200 cases.
But modelling suggests the true number of infections in Indonesia is in the tens of thousands and, depending on the rate of transmission, could be as many as 250,000.
But the low rate of testing isn’t confined to Indonesia — there are concerns potential infections could be going unrecorded in countries like Laos and Myanmar too, and that migrant workers travelling to their home provinces in Thailand and Cambodia could be unwittingly carriers of the virus.
However so is the case in India. However Indian strategy for lockdown seems to be working for now.
It has helped in spread of disease and at the same time has enabled the country to prepare it self for a total fight if things turn nasty. There has been no panic as seen in most of the affluent and so called highly advanced countries.
India and its neighbours Bangladesh have started a determined fight.
Bangladesh hosts more than 850,000 Rohingya refugees in Cox Bazaar.
Over the weekend, a probably deliberately leaked United Nations memo forecasted that without intervention, between 500,000 and 2 million lives could be lost in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 epidemic wave.
Bangladesh currently has 48 cases and five deaths. People living in the densely-populated country of 170 million were already badly affected by climate change and where whole families were tightly packed into the slums of Dhaka.
Yes what has been worrying that there are tens of thousands of Bangladeshi migrant workers in Italy, and therefore locals are concerned that many who have come home may have brought the infection with them.
However Bangladesh’s Ministry of Manpower has rightly refused to respond to the questions about potential recently returned migrant workers from Europe.
Bangladesh also hosts more than 850,000 Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar in Cox’s Bazar. One case has been recorded there, but not in the refugee camp.
“In that part of the world, especially in Cox’s Bazar, you’re going to be dealing with high levels of density and malaria, and levels of malnutrition, especially in those refugee populations,” Ms Fell said.
Another major challenge for Cox’s Bazar was the lack of connectivity, with the internet shut down since September last year. Human Rights Watch and others have said communication is essential to spread awareness of the virus and save lives.
This line of thinking clearly shows that the UNO more concerned about somehow intervening in Bangladesh through Refugee Problem through fear of Corona. This will not be permitted by Bangladesh and there will be full support from India in this matter.
Despite the challenges, Bangladeshis knows how to deal with hardship — a case in point being not only Indian Scientists have already developed test kits but even Bangladesh Scientists are working on projects to develop Corona virus test kits..
“They’re definitely not passive victims of this. This is a dynamic country full of dynamic people trying to get by,” she said.
