Health minister Zahid Maleque said the virus disappears naturally if the rate of infection decreases below 3 percent.
Quoting the World Health Organization (WHO), the minister claimed this yesterday, Tuesday, while speaking on an occasion at city hotel.
He recalled the achievement of the health sector during the COVID-19 pandemic and said the infection rate of the country is fluctuating between three and four percent.
The minister urged all to maintain the continuity of wearing a face masks to control the current infection rate.
At the event, he called upon public representatives to encourage common people for taking the COVID-19 vaccine.
“The vaccination campaign will launch countrywide from 7 February. I will urge the lawmakers, ministers, and secretaries to take part in the campaign.”
“Along with them, I will also request local representatives to take the local people to the hospital and encourage them for taking the vaccine,” the health minister added. ♦
(The story first published by The Prothom Alo)
