Coronavirus outbreake
Covid-19 death toll reaches 5,500 in Bangladesh, new cases 1203
Bangladesh on Saturday reported the death of 23 more Covid-19 patients in 24 hours spiking the total fatalities to 5,500.
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports lowest daily deaths since May 28
Bangladesh on Friday reported the death of 17 Covid-19 patients in a day – the lowest since May 28, when the country reported 15 deaths.
Bangladesh ranks 113 on CRII index
Bangladesh has ranked 113 on the Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRII) Index 2020.
Dhaka seeks greater int'l solidarity, cooperation to tackle COVID-19 challenges
She identified universal and affordable access to vaccines, financing SDGs gap, ending the growing trends of poverty and inequality, supporting the migrant workers, reversing the falling trend of export earnings, ensuring the benefits of digitisation to all, and addressing climate and biodiversity emergencies as the top priorities of Bangladesh.
She was addressing the General Debate of the Second Committee at the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
In the face of the extraordinary situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the committee decided to centre it
Potential COVID-19 vaccines unaffected by mutation: Australian study
Research by Australia's national science agency has found that potential vaccines for COVID-19 would not be affected by how the virus has mutated.
India’s coronavirus cases near 7mln-mark
India has reported another 70,496 new infections in the past 24 hours, taking the country’s total coronavirus cases to more than 6.9 million.
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 36.4 mn: JHU
The confirmed Covid-19 cases passed 36.4 million globally as of Friday morning, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Sri Lanka orders closures to contain virus
Sri Lankan health authorities were working Friday to contain a growing cluster of new coronavirus infections, ordering the closure of bars, restaurants, casinos, nightclubs and spas, reports AP.
US could have enough COVID-19 vaccine doses for every American by March: official
The United States could have enough COVID-19 vaccine doses for every American as early as March, said US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Thursday, reports Xinhua.
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: 35 more die, 1520 new cases detected
Bangladesh on Wednesday reported the death of 35 more patients from Covid-19 in 24 hours spiking the total fatalities to 5,440.