Diarrhoea situation remains unchanged in city

The diarrhoea situation in the capital remains unchanged and shows no sign of improving soon.
A huge number of low-income group people have been thronging at the Dhaka Hospital of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) every day.
The hospital experienced some 510 diarrhoea patients till 8.00pm from 1.00am yesterday, which were 539 the day before yesterday.
The overall situation worsened in last two to three weeks following the recession of floodwater from the affected areas, the hospital authorities said, adding that more than 600 patients sought treatment at the hospital on an average everyday during this time.
“ Normally diarrhoea outbreaks during this post-monsoon season mainly due to water contamination by floods,” Chief of the Short Stay Unit of ICDDR,B Dr Azharul Islam told The Daily Star.