COVID-19 pandemic
More Bangladeshis to return from USA by 2nd chartered flight
The second special chartered flight carrying stranded Bangladesh citizens is scheduled to leave New York for Dhaka on June 6.
Infectious diseases know no borders: PM at Global Vaccine Summit
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the COVID-19 pandemic showed that infectious diseases know no borders and do not differentiate between the weak and the powerful.
Almost 6,000 members of police infected with COVID-19
Altogether 5,831 police members have been infected with COVID-19 as of Thursday while 2,122 among them made full recovery till date.
Alibaba, Jack Ma foundations donate ventilators, medical gear
Alibaba Foundation and Jack Ma Foundation jointly donated 50 ventilators and 650,000 emergency medical gears to help Bangladesh in combating deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 pandemic: Global death toll reaches 385, 873
The number confirmed coronavirus cases across the world has gone up to 6,429,453 while the death toll reached 385,873 on Thursday morning, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of the Johns Hopkins University.
According to JHU data, Brazil has 584,016 confirmed coronavirus cases, the second highest in the world after the USA. The South American country lost 32,548 lives to Covid-19 till date.
The US has the highest number of confirmed cases and deaths. It recorded 107,148 deaths and 1,851,530 cases so far. In the US, New York State alone counted 30,019 deaths till date.
The UK has the second-highest death toll at 39, 811, followed by Italy with 33,601, France 29,024 and Spain 27,128, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Coronavirus: Number of infected policemen rises to 5,507
A total of 5,507 policemen were infected with coronavirus across the country while performing duties as of Wednesday as the virus infection situation continues to worsen with the surge in new cases and fatalities.
Coronavirus: Public Administration Ministry forms quick response team to assist infected staffers
The Ministry of Public Administration has formed a quick response team to assist its staffers infected with coronavirus.
Gonoshasthaya requests BSMMU to suspend performance study of kits
Gonoshasthaya Kendra on Wednesday requested Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) to suspend the performance study of its coronavirus-testing antigen kit due to the detection of some inconsistencies in sample collection procedure.
PM narrates in Guardian article how Bangladesh fought twin perils of virus and cyclone
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina jointly with CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation Patrick Verkooijen wrote an article in The Guardian saying that Bangladesh can offer lessons for others facing the dangers like super cyclone Amphan and COVID-19.
Death with Covid-19 symptoms: Family’s wait for burial ends after 12 hrs
It took long twelve hours to see someone comes forward to help a family which lost one of the members with coronavirus symptoms despite seeking help from the neighbors.