Daily Covid-19 deaths fall to 35, lowest in 3 months
Now, the country’s total death toll is 27,007
Bangladesh reported some 35 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours till Tuesday 8 am, which is the lowest in more than three months.
With the latest additions, the death toll crossed 27,000 in the country.
The health officials also reported a 6.54% positivity rate on Tuesday. Earlier on 13 March, a 6.26% rate was reported.
Meanwhile, some 2,074 more people tested positive for the virus nationwide during the 24 hours.
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The Covid-19 caseload rose to 1,534,440 and the death toll reached 27,007, according to the latest government data.
Among the deaths reported on Tuesday, 15 died in the Dhaka division, eight in Chattogram, four each in Rajshahi and Khulna, and two each died in Barishal and Sylhet divisions.
Earlier on 7 June, some 30 single-day deaths were reported across the country and the daily toll kept rising afterwards.
Medical technologists stage protest
Medical technologists held a sit-in programme in front of the office of the Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) demanding publication of the final results of the Medical Technologist-2020 recruitment test.
The sit-in programme, under the banner of the Medical Technologist-2020 Recruitment Implementation Committee, started in front of the new building of DGHS in Mohakhali from 9 am to 4 pm on Tuesday.
Regarding the protest, Enamul Haque, member secretary of the committee, said, "We want a speedy implementation of the appointment of 1,200 medical technologists who were supposed to be appointed as per the executive order of the prime minister.
He said that it has been seven months since the written and viva had been completed but the appointments are yet to be finalised.
If the Ministry of Health does not assure them (the applicants) of publishing the results as soon as possible, they will organise a tougher movement, Haque added.
Earlier on 29 June last year, the government took the initiative to recruit medical technologists on an emergency basis. From the initial pool of applicants, some 23,522 applicants successfully made it to the next phase and later on 22 February, the applicants' viva voce was held.
