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Covid-19 infection rate among B'desh slum dwellers only 6%
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Dhaka, Aug 23 (TIWN) The coronavirus infection rate among slum dwellers in Bangladesh is only 6 per cent, it has been found.
When the pandemic first hit the country in March, the biggest threat were millions of the readymade garment (RMG) workers and slum dwellers in Dhaka.
About 3.5 lakh people live in Korail slum of Dhaka alone and there are only two toilets for hundreds of people.
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