The clinical guideline to curb the spread of the Omicron strain of Coronavirus has been finalised, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Wednesday.
Dr Nazmul Islam, spokesperson of the DGHS, disclosed the information at a virtual bulletin over the Covid situation across the country.
Urging people to be careful about the spike in Omicron cases, Dr Nazmul, said, “The infection rate is on the rise due to the new variant of Coronavirus. A clinical guideline has been prepared for preventing the transmission of the new variant and sent to the organisations concerned.”
“The symptoms of Omicron have been added to the guideline and we’re working to find out whether there is any new symptom of the infection,” he said.
He laid emphasis on maintaining health guidelines.
Mentioning that the infection rate of Covid-19 is over 31 per cent, Dr Nazmul said, “The proper use of masks, maintaining health guidelines, ensuring social distance, washing hands with soaps can control the virus transmission.”
Daily infection rate drops to 31.64 per cent
Bangladesh on Wednesday registered 15,527 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours while the daily infection rate declined to 31.64 per cent.
The country also logged 17 more deaths over the same period, pushing the tally up to 28,273.
The test positivity rate has been witnessing an upward trend since the start of the new year, rising from 2.43 per cent on January 1.
On Tuesday, the positivity rate stood at 32.40 per cent.
With the fresh infections, the number of total caseload reached 17,31,524, according to the daily virus update by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) released on Wednesday afternoon.
Bangladesh reported its first cases on March 8, 2020, and the first coronavirus-related death on March 18 the same year.
The daily case positivity rate reached its peak 32.55 per cent on July 24 last year.
