Vaccination in hotspot cities can yield herd immunity.

Vaccination in hotspot cities like Dhaka, Chattogram, Narayanganj and Gazipur first can yield 'herd immunity' in Bangladesh against the coronavirus as rural areas seem safe all through pandemic invasion. Some medical experts agreed on this idea as the country continued to record low incidence of the viral transmission with the latest rate dropping below a 'tolerable' five-percent level, at 4.73 percent on Saturday. "It's a good idea...I'll pursue it," said former health minister Prof Dr Ruhal Haque MP, now chairman of the parliamentary standing commiittee on the ministry, as the suggestion for vaccination in these cities only in the first phase came while the government plans nationwide drive. Health department's regular reports reveal the corona infections and deaths concentrated on these cities and surrounding. Bangladesh registered 21 new deaths from the coronavirus, also among the lowest daily counts in months, while the infection rate remained the lowest, now below five-percent bracket in 'tolerable' territory. Bangladesh has recorded 578 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 527,063. The death toll climbed to 7,883 after the 21 fatalities registered in the 24 hours to 8 am Saturday, according to data released by the government. Another 633 patients recovered from the illness through treatment at home and in hospital care, bringing the total to 471,756. As many as 12,215 samples were tested at 199 authorised labs across the country in the last 24 hours, yielding a positivity rate of 4.73 percent. The latest official figures put the recovery rate at 89.51 percent, while the mortality rate stands at 1.49 percent. Globally, over 93.9 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and 2 million have died, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Infections have been reported in more than 210...