COVID-19 rise in Bangladesh correlates with increasing detection of B.1.351 variant

• Samir K Saha,
• Mohammod Shahidullah,
• Mohammad Shahidul Islam,
• Yogesh Hooda,
• Arif M Tanmoy,
• Mohammad Saiful Islam Sajib,
• Senjuti Saha,
• Afroza Akter Tanni,
• Sharmistha Goswami,
• Syed Muktadir Al Sium,
• Roly Malaker,
• Shuborno Islam,
• Hafizur Rahman,
• Ataul Mustufa Anik,
• Nikkon Sarker,
• Kinkar Ghosh,
• Probir Kumar Sarkar,
• Mohammed Rizwanul Ahsan Bipul,
• Syed Shafi Ahmed

Affiliations

Samir K Saha

Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Mohammod Shahidullah

Department of Neonatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Mohammad Shahidul Islam

Department of Microbiology, Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Yogesh Hooda

scientist

Arif M Tanmoy

Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Mohammad Saiful Islam Sajib

Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Senjuti Saha

Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Afroza Akter Tanni

Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Sharmistha Goswami

Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Syed Muktadir Al Sium

Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Roly Malaker

Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Shuborno Islam

Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Hafizur Rahman

Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Ataul Mustufa Anik

Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Nikkon Sarker

Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Kinkar Ghosh

Dhaka Shishu Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Probir Kumar Sarkar

Department of Pediatrics, Bangladesh Institute of Child Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Mohammed Rizwanul Ahsan Bipul

Department of Pediatrics, Bangladesh Institute of Child Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Syed Shafi Ahmed

Department of Pediatrics, Bangladesh Institute of Child Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh