Covid-19 Policy Perspective Assignment Discussion
Running head: COVID-19 POLICY PERSPECTIVES Covid-19 Policy Perspective Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation 1 COVID-19 POLICY PERSPECTIVES 2 Research on Policy Perspectives and their Impact on the Epidemiology of COVID-19: Bangladesh Introduction Bangladesh is a democratic republic that is located in South East Asia. The country is estimated to have a population of 164,689,383 as of 2020 (Worldometers, n.d.). As such, is it one of the densest countries in the world, with a population density of 1265 people per square kilometer. Further, the country has various ethnic groups, but the Bengali ethnic group is the largest, characterized by 98% of the total population. Covid-19 Policy Perspective Assignment Discussion
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As a result, Bangla is the most spoken language and is also the official language in the country. In the country, different religions are practiced with Islam being the dominant as it is practiced by approximately 89.1% of the population. Globally, the coronavirus was declared as a public health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 30th January 2020 (Anwar, Nasrullah & Hosen, 2020). Further, it was declared a global pandemic on 11th March, raising the level of alert and preparedness globally. To date, the number of cases reported globally has significantly increased. Moreover, thousands of people have died as a result of contracting the disease. In Bangladesh, a series of events have occurred since the first case was reported in China. Covid-19 Policy Perspective Assignment Discussion