Deadly Flood and Landslides amid COVID-19 Crisis: A Public Health Concern for the World’s Largest Refugee Camp in Bangladesh

Since the beginning of 2020, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)/coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic brought unprecedented risk to global public health and devastated the global health system. In the absence of an available vaccine, the world has already witness...

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Published in:Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 2022-04, Vol.37 (2), p.292-293
Main Authors: Patwary, Muhammad Mainuddin, Rodriguez-Morales, Alfonso J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bangladesh - epidemiology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Disease transmission
Fatalities
Floods
Global health
Human settlements
Humans
Landslides
Landslides & mudslides
Letter to the Editor
Living conditions
Natural disasters
Pandemics
Public Health
Refugee Camps
Refugees
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Summary:Since the beginning of 2020, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)/coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic brought unprecedented risk to global public health and devastated the global health system. In the absence of an available vaccine, the world has already witnessed multiple waves of this pandemic. Since the first case was recorded there on March 8, 2020, Bangladesh has endured eighteen months of infection without reaching zero cases. 1 The country is now experiencing a devastating second wave of the pandemic, caused mainly by the coronavirus Delta strain, which was first identified in Bangladesh on May 8, 2021 through a traveler from India. 2 Additionally, Hasan reported that the Delta variant caused 98% of detected COVID-19 cases during the second wave of the pandemic in Bangladesh. 3 The current pandemic is particularly vulnerable to marginalized people (refugees) in low-middle income countries because of their poor living conditions and limited access to washing, sanitation, and hygiene facilities. [...]natural disasters, lack of space, and permanent shelters remain an issue for refugees. [...]an integrated action plan is needed and must be implemented immediately to reduce the risk of increased infection and reduce the impact of natural disasters.
ISSN:1049-023X
1945-1938
DOI:10.1017/S1049023X22000164