Application of Infectious Diseases (Prevention,Control and Elimination)Act

Bangladesh (National)

Issuing Authority: Directorate General of Health Services

Type: Law/Policy Document

Issued: March 12, 2020

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Legal Topics: Isolation, Quarantine MeasuresMovement & Distancing RestrictionsState of emergency/public health emergency

Tags: Access to health servicesCOVID-19-specific LawCriminal penaltiesEssential services/workersExposure/transmission/non-disclosureInformation/MisinformationInternational Travel/BordersLockdown/ Stay-homePhysical distance

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Data from Bangladesh

Cumulative Cases

2,049,519

Cumulative Deaths

29,493

WHO COVID-19 Dashboard. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2020. Available online: https://covid19.who.int/ (last cited: 2024-03-31).

Country Report

Legal System: Common Law

Economy Type: Lower Middle Income

Current Health Expenditure: 2.34% of GDP

Physicians: 0.5809 per 1,000/pop

International Treaties:

  • International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966
  • International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
  • International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)

Childhood Vaccine Uptake (measles coverage by nationally recommended age): 95%

Previous Outbreaks: Nipah virusInfluenza