On friday a young man was died by swine flu in Dhaka.His name Abdus Sobhan Sagar.
Sagar was admitted to DMCH with high fever and respiratory problem, tell-tale signs of the killer flu, at around 10am Friday, according to Dr Islam. He died later the same day.The death raised the possibility of the country’s alert level being raised from 2 to 3, signalling an epidemic. And a swine flu patient was admitted to Rajshahi Contagious Diseases Hospital on Friday, a doctor said, in a third case reported outside Dhaka.
At least 275 people have been detected with the virus, according to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), the institute within the health ministry that is responsible for disease surveillance and outbreak response.The first swine flu patient was detected in Mexico in April. The World Health Organization declared a global H1N1 flu pandemic on June 11. The first case was confirmed in Bangladesh on June 18.Health minister A F M Ruhul Haq has said the country is prepared to deal with the situation. IEDCR advises schools and offices to grant leave to anyone who displays symptoms of the flu. Read more…