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Coronavirus: Bangladesh reports 42 deaths, 1,897 cases
Bangladesh’s coronavirus death tally rose to 4,248 on Sunday after the health authorities announced 42 more deaths in the last 24 hours.
Beximco joins hands with Indian manufacturer for Covid-19 vaccine
Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd (BPL) has announced that it is investing in Indian vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India (SII) for the development of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Children with COVID-19 may shed virus for weeks, shows new study
Children infected with COVID-19 can shed the virus for weeks, even if they are asymptomatic or after their symptoms are clear, said a new study published Friday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, reports Xinhua.
19 more get infected with Covid-19 in Thakurgaon
Nineteen more people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in Thakurgaon district in the last 24 hours till Saturday.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh reports 54 deaths as cases surpass 3 lakh
Bangladesh on Wednesday reported 54 deaths, the highest number of fatalities this month, as the country’s confirmed cases shot past 300,000 mark.
Economic crisis caused by COVID-19 ‘most synchronised’ in history
The world witnessed the ‘most synchronised’ economic crisis during the coronavirus pandemic and its prospects of recovery is quite uncertain, said experts.
India's coronavirus caseload crosses 3mln
India’s coronavirus caseload surpassed three millions on Sunday, with the country leading the world in new infections as the virus marched through impoverished rural areas in the north and the wealthier but older populations of the south, reports AP.
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees lowest daily cases since Aug 4
Health authorities in Bangladesh on Sunday reported 1,973 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, which was the lowest since August 4 when 1,918 cases were detected across the country.
With the latest ones, the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country jumped to 2,94,598 in the 24th
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: 46 more die in 24 hours, new cases 2,265
The death toll from Covid-19 disease reached 3,907 in Bangladesh on Saturday, as health authorities reported 46 more fatalities in the last 24 hours across the country.
What are the risks of catching Covid-19 from food packaging?
Coronavirus traces, reportedly found on packaging in China recently on consignments of frozen shrimp and frozen chicken wings from South America, has again raised questions about whether virus can be transmitted via food packaging, reports BBC.