COVID-19 has brought a wave of health concerns coupled with financial insecurity due to the economic crisis that followed. Even though the experts believe that Bangladesh is about to hit the second wave of pandemic, travel restrictions all over the country have been relaxed, with shops and offices opening up.
However, without proper measures to curb transmission, the situation is likely to become even more dangerous and there’s no possibility of the coronavirus outbreak in Bangladesh coming to an end any time soon. Experts suggest, there must also be continuous public information campaigns to spread awareness on coronavirus safety measures. The ‘Mask Awareness Campaign’ of Youth for Policy aims to do just that.
The campaign will continue as the volunteers formulate recommendations on COVID-19 issues they identified through community engagement and present their findings to national level policy makers next month.