COVID-19 Archive

Historical reporting on COVID-19 and its impact on Rohingya communities.

Latest COVID-19 Archive News

Covid-19 Update in Arakan state

According to the Department of Public Health during the period of 27…

Myanmar’s 296 townships affected by Covid-19

As Myanmar enters its third wave of Covid-19 spread, almost 90 per…

4 Rohingyas fined for violating lockdown in Rohingya camp No. 22 in Teknaf

On July 7, 2021 mobile court has fined four Rohingyas for violating…

Border Guard Police tests Covid-19 positive in Maungdaw Township

On July 5, more than 30 Border Guard Polices (BGP) tested Covid-19…

Shutdown declared at Rohingya refugee camps and in the host communities

Today the camp authority declared restriction on movement for a week to…

Rohingya refugees and the Bangladeshi local people will be inoculated simultaneously

Due to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh, the UN…

20 Rohingya Refugee test positive at Jammu, India

Yesterday, an Indian health official has confirmed that 20 out of 170…

Yesterday hits the highest number of Covid-19 cases in Rohingya refugee camps

Yesterday, 49 Rohingya refugees were tested positive marking the highest number of…

WHO is working with the government to vaccinate the Rohingya: RRRC

The World Health Organization (WHO) in cooperation with the Bangladesh government will…

Rohingya daily labourers are facing grievous hardship in Rakhine State

The plight of Rohingya daily wage workers have become dire due to…

Sittwe general hospital faces a shortage of oxygen.

According to a healthcare worker, the surge in Covid19 patients in Sittwe…

Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital gets an expansion funded by UNHCR

Today, the Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital launched its expansion of medical services…

Volunteer teachers from Rakhine state have not been paid salaries since June

Since June 2020, the Myanmar government did not pay salaries to the…

Almost 70 Medical staffs are infected with COVID-19 in Rakhine (Arakan) State

Since August to September this year, the number of medical staff infected…

TIKA provides hygiene kits to the Rohingya in Rakhine state.

On Thursday, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has delivered hygiene…

887 COVID cases in Myanmar, Rakhine state at the top

This week, the total number of Covid-19 cases in Myanmar reached 887…

3rd isolation centre by IOM ready to serve Covid patients

Today, The International Organization for Migration (IOM) inaugurated 120-bed Severe Acute Respiratory…

Cox’s Bazar’s NGO Forum ask for a revision of Covid19 fund allocation.

Cox's Bazar Civil Society Organisations and NGO Forum (CCNF) that consist of…

UK Aid continuously supports the Rohingya refugee

A 60-bed isolation and treatment centre (SARIITC) for Covid-19 patient will be…

BDRCS starts 2 field hospitals for Rohingya refugees

Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) with support from the International Federation of…

1900 isolation beds will be available for Local and Rohingya refugees this month

Currently, there are nearly 350 isolation beds in Cox's Bazar. However, this…

UNHCR provides 18-bed ICU unit for Rohingyas and host community in Cox’s Bazar

On Saturday, the UNHCR has set up an 18-bed Intensive Care Unit…

Two Rohingya old person dies of Coronavirus

On June 8, 2020 two Rohingya male aged 58 and another 70…

Covid-19 Food storage and the need for contingency plan from the 3rd sector

Refugee camps held in Bangladesh has entered to its first stage of…

363 Covid19 Positive Cases and 10 Death in the Rohingya Refugee Camp

This page contains the latest update of the Covid-19 positive cases based…

Rohingya Refugee Camp in Cox’s Bazar district was announced as red zone because of the Covid-19.

The administration of Bangladesh proclaimed the entire County with three various types…

One dead, two escaped- Rohingyas enters into the first stage of COVID-19

On Tuesday, The first death due to COVID-19 of a Rohingya in…