No need to worry about Omicron
Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said that there was no reason to be worried about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus as there was no evident transmission from the two infected cricketers in the country.
"Both the players are doing well. There is no reason to worry about the Omicron variant," he said while addressing an event at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday.
The hospital authorities organised the event marking the inauguration of a newly installed oxygen plant that was donated by India. Indian High Commissioner Vikram Kumar Doraiswami was also present there.
On Saturday, the health minister said two players of Bangladesh women's national cricket team, who tested positive for Covid-19 last week, were infected with the Omicron variant.
He also urged citizens to take Covid-19 vaccines as soon as possible if not received already.
Praising the Indian government for installing the oxygen plant at DMCH, the minister said, "India extended its helping hand during the 1971 war. Both countries will continue cooperation in future."
Speaking at the event, Vikram Kumar Doraiswami said, "India will stand with Bangladesh as a friendly country. India and Bangladesh are like a family."
The oxygen plant that India helped set up at DMCH can produce 960 litres of oxygen per minute, Brig Gen Md Nazmul Haque, director of DMCH.
Prof Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, director general of health services, said, "We have collected 30 oxygen plants like this one and we will get 40 more soon."
Meanwhile, the DGHS reported six deaths due to Covid-19 and 329 new cases in the past 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
With this, the total number of casualties due to Covdi-19 reached 28,028.
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