Coronavirus: A mismatch between data and reality from the Department of Health in Bangladesh

Authorities have confirmed that 26 people have died in the last four days in the special ward of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, which has been set up to treat patients infected with the coronavirus.

And after this news was published in the media, on the one hand, it has created a lot of anxiety and panic among many, and it has also raised some questions.

A big reason for this is that the information provided by the Dhaka Medical College Hospital authorities is quite inconsistent with the bulletin that the Department of Health of Bangladesh is publishing daily about the coronavirus situation.

According to the Department of Health, 13 people have died of coronavirus COVID 19 in Bangladesh in the four days from May 2 to May 5.

But in these four days, only 26 people died in the corona unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

This corona unit of Dhaka Medical College is one of the additions to the number of hospitals declared as special COVID hospitals by the government in Bangladesh.

Many deaths from coronavirus symptoms in these hospitals and beyond are now being reported.

Mailonline24 News-based research

According to a recent study based on news published in various online news portals in Bangladesh, 36 people died of coronavirus symptoms between March 8 and April 30.

The study is being conducted by a team of Bangladeshi students, researchers, freelancers, and computer developers studying at various universities abroad.

Mailonline24 News-based research the studies found that about 250 of those who died had at least two of the four symptoms - fever, cough, shortness of breath, and cold.