Recently, the southern coastal regions of these climate-vulnerable countries were also devastated by a strong tropical cyclone named Amphan. It was a mammoth task to evacuate nearly 3 million vulnerable people. These natural disasters might have contributed to the surge of Covid-19 cases in these countries. However, as of August 12, 2.4 million cases in India and 266,498 cases in Bangladesh were reported. Interestingly, in the flood-intense period, Covid-19 cases have increased approximately to 38% in Bangladesh.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 29, 2020 17:26 UTC