Don’t repeat the same mistakes

At a time like this, considering the immense risk involved and the extent of the potentially devastating outcome, we must take every precaution to ensure that the coronavirus pandemic does not cause any more harm to our people and the economy.

This is a crucial time we are passing through: Not only have there been concerns regarding a second wave of fresh Covid cases, but with the emergence of a new variant of the virus, which studies seem to indicate is far more contagious than the original variant, it is crucial that we do not make the same mistakes we made in March.

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There is no doubt that mismanagement and laxity on the part of the authorities paved the path for the virus to enter the nation in March -- passengers arriving from Covid-hit countries were not managed and subsequently quarantined properly, in many cases letting them simply go back home with no infrastructure to ensure that they were not venturing out amongst the public.

We have a similar situation again and, unfortunately, it seems that we are on the way to making the same mistakes. The new variant of the virus originated in the UK but, as of now, no steps have been taken by the authorities to ban flights to and from the country, leaving our nation and its people vulnerable to this new threat.

Experts have said that, since Bangladesh lacks the infrastructure and capabilities necessary for genomic surveillance, it is of the utmost importance that the first step we take is not allowing the variant to enter the nation in the first place.

While we appreciate that passengers from or with transits in the UK were being screened for the virus, it still leaves us vulnerable, and we must do as the EU nations have done and ban flights to and from the nation.

In this regard, we cannot take any chances, and if we repeat our mistakes, there will be no excuse when our nation once again falls victim to a second wave of the pandemic. 
At a time like this, considering the immense risk involved and the extent of the potentially devastating outcome, we must take every precaution to ensure that the coronavirus pandemic does not cause any more harm to our people and the economy.

This is a crucial time we are passing through: Not only have there been concerns regarding a second wave of fresh Covid cases, but with the emergence of a new variant of the virus, which studies seem to indicate is far more contagious than the original variant, it is crucial that we do not make the same mistakes we made in March.

There is no doubt that mismanagement and laxity on the part of the authorities paved the path for the virus to enter the nation in March -- passengers arriving from Covid-hit countries were not managed and subsequently quarantined properly, in many cases letting them simply go back home with no infrastructure to ensure that they were not venturing out amongst the public.

We have a similar situation again and, unfortunately, it seems that we are on the way to making the same mistakes. The new variant of the virus originated in the UK but, as of now, no steps have been taken by the authorities to ban flights to and from the country, leaving our nation and its people vulnerable to this new threat.

Experts have said that, since Bangladesh lacks the infrastructure and capabilities necessary for genomic surveillance, it is of the utmost importance that the first step we take is not allowing the variant to enter the nation in the first place.

While we appreciate that passengers from or with transits in the UK were being screened for the virus, it still leaves us vulnerable, and we must do as the EU nations have done and ban flights to and from the nation.

In this regard, we cannot take any chances, and if we repeat our mistakes, there will be no excuse when our nation once again falls victim to a second wave of the pandemic.