COVID 19
Pakistan approves Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Pakistan’s planning minister says the country’s drug regulatory authority has approved the use of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and the government is trying to make it available by the first quarter of the year.
Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream
The coronavirus was found on ice cream produced in eastern China, prompting a recall of cartons from the same batch, according to the government.
At 6 p.m., life stops': Europe uses curfews to fight virus
As the wan winter sun sets over France's Champagne region, the countdown clock kicks in.
Global Covid deaths surpass 1.97 million
Over 1.97 million people have died of Covid-19 globally as of Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University. New infections have also set fresh highs, with the global tally surpassing 92 million.
China: WHO experts arriving Thursday for virus origins probe
Experts from the World Health Organization are due to arrive in China this week for a long-anticipated investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, the government said Monday.
Pelosi narrowly reelected speaker, faces difficult two years
Nancy Pelosi was narrowly reelected Sunday as speaker, giving her the reins of Democrats’ slender House majority as she and President-elect Joe Biden set a challenging course of producing legislation to tackle the pandemic, revive the economy and address other party priorities.
Year 2020: Covid takes a toll on Khulna's seafood exports
Export of frozen shrimps from Khulna to Europe declined drastically in 2020 due to a fall in demand in the continent's key seafood consuming countries in the wake of Covid-19 and the consequent lockdown.
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: 23 more die, 684 newly infected in 24 hrs
Bangladesh has witnessed deaths of 23 more people from Covid-19 and 684 new infections in 24 hours until Saturday.
Make the 2021 world safer, healthier for children: UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday said that more than 371,500 children would be born on the first day of 2021.
BCB halts individual training programme for three days
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has called off the individual training programme for three days after some of the support staff showed off the symptoms of Covid-19.