coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: Japan includes Bangladesh in widened entry ban
Japan has tightened border control and widened ban on entry of people from countries, including Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
A notice on the website of Japan’s foreign ministry posted on Monday said the embargo will come into effect from Wednesday.
The newly-included countries are – Afghanistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, El Salvador, Ghana, Guinea, India, Kyrgyz, Pakistan, South Africa, and Tajikistan.
With these countries, Japan’s entry ban has been extended to 111 countries and regions, including the United States, most of Asia including China and South Korea, and all of Europe.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the restrictions will be in place “for the time being”.
“For the time being, foreign nationals categorised below are denied permission to enter Japan as ones who fall under the Article 5, paragraph (1), item (xiv) of Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, unless exceptional circumstances are found,” the foreign ministry notice said.
Coronavirus: 5 districts report 18 new cases
Two physicians and six policemen are among 18 new coronavirus patients detected in five districts in the last 24 hours.
Bogura Deputy Civil Surgeon Mostafizur Rahman on Monday night said reports of eight people, including two physicians, came out positive.
So far, the district has recorded 179 cases.
In Khulna, six members of Khalishpur Industrial police and four others were diagnosed with coronavirus.
The policemen are - Md Ramjan, 51, Ajay Chandra Sarkar, Takbir, 20, Md Rafiqul Islam, Shahdhor, Al Amin, 20.
Besides, two men from Magura and Jashore tested positive for coronavirus.
In Thakurgaon, a couple has been infected with coronavirus in Baliadangi upazila.
The infected 23-year-old youth and his wife, 18, are readymade garment (RMG) workers. They recently returned from Dhaka to their Moheshmari-Kalmegh village.
Civil Surgeon Md Mahfuzar Rahman said the number of coronavirus cases rose to 63 in the district.
Bangladesh reported its first cases on March 8. Until Monday, the country’s confirmed coronavirus cases were 35,585.
Besides, 501 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported since March 18.
Coronavirus: Global cases near 5.5 million
The number of globally confirmed coronavirus cases inched closer to 5.5 million on Tuesday as the death toll climbed to 346,232, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of the Johns Hopkins University.
Among the countries, the US has been the worst-hit with the highest recorded deaths of 98,220 patients and about 1.7 million confirmed cases.
Put public health at the core of Covid-19 recovery: Health professionals
Over 40 million doctors, nurses and other health professionals from 90 countries urged G20 leaders to put public health at the centre of their economic recovery packages to help avoid future crises and make the world more resilient to them.
In a letter to G20 leaders, they recommended prioritising investments in public health, clean air, clean water and a stable climate in the economic stimulus packages currently under consideration.
“Such investments would reduce air pollution and climate-warming emissions, which damage human health, build greater resilience to future pandemics, and simultaneously create more sustainable jobs,” the letter says, according to a press release.
Covid-19 pandemic has exposed doctors, nurses and other health professionals to death, disease and mental distress at levels not seen in decades.
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PM greets freedom fighters on Eid day
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President offers Eid prayers at Bangabhaban
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President to offer Eid prayers at Bangabhaban
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Celebrate Eid staying home: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged all to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr staying home and enjoy time with their family members.