The coronavirus infection is under control in the country at the moment, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque.
“We want to keep it under control and to this end, we have been conducting vaccination programme. We have even been able to implement the vaccination programme successfully. We have already administered 22 crore doses of vaccine,” he said.
He came up with the assertion at Tejgaon College in the capital on Friday after inspecting the nursing examination center.
The minister also said, “Around 12 million people have been vaccinated in just one day during the special vaccination campaign on February 26. Bangladesh has reached the eighth position among 200 countries in ensuring vaccination for its citizens. All these achievements were possible due to the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. We have worked under her guidelines.”
He further said the booster dose campaign of coronavirus will start in the country in a few days.
“Our objective is to ensure booster dose for those who are eligible. There is no shortage of vaccines in the country. The government has spent Tk 40,000 crore for ensuring vaccines for all,” he said.
Zahid Maleque urged everyone to adhere to hygiene rules and maintain social distance.
Secretary of the Health Education and Family Welfare division and President of the Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council Saiful Islam Badal, Additional Secretary (Medical Education) of Health Education and Family Welfare division and Vice-President of Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council Nitish Chandra Sarkar and Director General of the Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery Siddika Akter were present during this time, among others.