Ashraful Islam Asraf Emphasizing on vaccination for Covid-19 in rural areas Health and Family Planning Minister Zahid Maleque Monday said, ” In hospitals 70% of Covid patients are older people from villages while the fatality rate among them is 90%.” Following the Prime Minister’s directive vaccination campaign will now be boosted in ward, union and upazila level, said the minister. Maleque was briefing reporters after attending the Cabinet meeting on Monday. He said initiative has been taken to vaccinate elderly people from the ward level as they are more reluctant … Continue reading Fatality rate 90% among elderly villagers