coronavirus
Wuhan lifts outbound travel restrictions, ending months-long lockdown
As cars queued up at expressway toll gates and passengers prepared to board trains to leave Wuhan, the central Chinese city, hard-hit by the novel coronavirus outbreak, lifted outbound travel restrictions, dismantled traffic control checkpoints, and resumed operation of railways, airports, waterways, highways and buses in an orderly way from Wednesday after almost 11 weeks of lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19.
JnU student tests positive for coronavirus
Jagannath University, Apr 7 (UNB) – A student of Jagannath University (JnU) has tested positive for coronavirus.
China Railway Group donates corona safety gears to Bangladesh
China Railway Group Limited (CREC) on Tuesday donated personal protective equipment (PPE) and other safety gears to Kurmitola General Hospital and Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in a bid to help Bangladesh fight Covid-19 pandemic.
Dhaka: A city no longer on the move
The entire Dhaka city wore a deserted look as all shops except medicine stores were shut down by 7pm on Tuesday in compliance with a directive of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to prevent the transmission of coronavirus.
Narayanganj to be put under complete lockdown from Wednesday
As the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has identified it as the hotspot of coronavirus transmission, the entire district of Narayanganj is going to be put under complete lockdown from Wednesday.
Gazipur city goes under complete lockdown
All 57 wards of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) have been put under lockdown in an effort to protect city dwellers from the contagious coronavirus and prevent its spread.
Bangladeshis to be brought back after withdrawal of lockdown in India
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Tuesday said the government will bring back Bangladeshi citizens from India who got stuck there once the current countrywide lockdown is withdrawn there.
NY records 731 new coronavirus deaths in its worst day yet
New York state recorded 731 new coronavirus deaths Tuesday, marking the biggest one-day jump in the outbreak. The state's death toll since the beginning of the outbreak is now 5,489, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Nilphamari doctor found coronavirus positive in IEDCR test: Civil Surgeon
A physician of Kishoreganj upazila in Nilphamari was found coronavirus positive in IEDCR test on Tuesday.
UK's Johnson is stable in ICU with virus, received oxygen
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in stable condition Tuesday in a hospital intensive care unit with the coronavirus, and while he is not on a ventilator, he is receiving oxygen, his spokesman said.