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Bangladesh reports 37 more Covid cases, zero death
Bangladesh reported 37 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning.
The total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,425 as no death was reported during the period.
With the new infections, the caseload rose to 2,035,782, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case test positivity rate dropped to 1.96 per cent from Friday’s 3.25 per cent as 1,892 samples were tested during the period.
Read more: Covid-19: Bangladesh logs one death, 1,104 new cases
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 per cent and the recovery rate at 97.37 per cent.
In September, the country reported 40 Covid-linked deaths and 13,251 cases.
Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and its highest number of fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.
Bangladesh reports another Covid death, 94 cases
Bangladesh reported another Covid-19-linked death and 94 fresh cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,424 and caseload to 2,035,334, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case test positivity rate rose to 3.06 per cent from Monday’s 2.41 per cent as 3,074 samples were tested.
Read more: Covid-19: One death, 69 new cases reported
The latest deceased was a woman from Mymensingh division.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent while the recovery rate rose to 97.34 per cent from Saturday's 97.30 percent.
In October, the country reported 60 Covid-linked deaths and 10,043 cases.
Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.
Global Covid cases near 625 million
The overall number of global Covid cases is gradually nearing 625 million.
According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 624,918,177 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,555,411 on Thursday morning.
The US has recorded 98,411,240 cases so far and 1,086,685 people have died from the virus in the country, both highest counts around the world.
India recorded 2,459 new Covid-19 cases, according to federal health ministry data released on Wednesday.
The new cases marked an increase from the daily caseload of 1,968 on Tuesday.
India's total tally of Covid-19 cases has risen to 44,601,934, with the active caseload being 33,318 currently.
Read: Global Covid cases top 623 million
The country also logged 17 new Covid-related deaths in 24 hours, bringing the overall death toll to 528,733 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.
Covid in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported two more Covid-linked deaths with 549 fresh cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,374 and the caseload to 2,028,114, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case test positivity rate rose to 14.66% from Thursday’s 13.86% as 3,961 samples were tested.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45% and the recovery rate dropped to 97%.
Bangladesh reports 2 Covid deaths, 549 cases
Bangladesh reported two more Covid-linked deaths with 549 fresh cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
The country's total fatalities rose to 29,374 with the new deaths. The new cases raised the country's total caseload to 2,028,114, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case test positivity rate rose to 13.86 per cent from Tuesday’s 13.80 per cent as 3,961 samples were tested.
The latest deceased were men from Dhaka and Khulna divisions.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent and recovery rate dropped to 97. percent.
In September, the country reported 40 Covid-linked deaths and 13,251 cases.
Read: Bangladesh’s Covid-19 death toll stands at 2,668
Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and highest fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.
Bangladesh reports 665 more Covid cases, zero death
Bangladesh reported 665 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
The total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,360 as no death was reported during the period while with the new infections caseload rose to 2,023,810, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case test positivity rate dropped to 14.07 per cent from Tuesday’s 15.42 per cent as 4,728 samples were tested.
Read: Global Covid cases near 621 million
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 per cent while the recovery rate declined to 97.05 per cent respectively.
In August, the country reported 32 Covid-linked deaths and 6,689 cases.
Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.
Covid positivity rate rises to 15.42 in Bangladesh; Another dies
Bangladesh reported another Covid-linked death with 737 fresh cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
With the new numbers, country's total fatalities rose to 29,360 while the total caseload to 2,023,145, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case test positivity rate rose to 15.42 per cent from Monday’s 13.58 per cent as 4,781 samples were tested.
The latest deceased was a woman from Rangpur division.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 per cent while the recovery rate declined to 97.06 per cent respectively.
Read: Covid-19: NTAC places 5 recommendations
In August, the country reported 32 Covid-linked deaths and 6,689 cases.
Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.
Bangladesh reports 6 more Covid deaths, 718 new cases in 24 hrs
Six more Covid-linked deaths and 718 fresh cases were recorded in Bangladesh in 24 hours till Monday morning.
With the new numbers, country's total fatalities rose to 29,359 while the total caseload to 2,022,408, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case test positivity rate declined to 13.58 per cent from Sunday’s 12.96 per cent as 5,288 samples were tested.
Read: Bangladesh’s Covid-19 death toll stands at 2,668
The latest deceased included three men and three women. Of them, two each were from Dhaka and Barishal divisions and one each from Chattogram and Rajshahi divisions.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 per cent while the recovery rate declined to 97.08 per cent respectively.
In August, the country reported 32 Covid-linked deaths and 6,689 cases.
Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.
Covid positivity rate rises to 14.73% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 641 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
With no new deaths reported country's total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,345 while with the new caseload rose to 2,019,470, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case test positivity rate rose to 14.73 per cent from Tuesday’s 12.73 per cent as 4,351 samples were tested.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent while the recovery rate dropped to 97.13 per cent.
Read: Bangladesh’s Covid-19 death toll stands at 2,668
In August, the country reported 32 Covid-linked deaths and 6,689 cases.
Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.
Covid deaths lowest since pandemic began: WHO
The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak.
At a press briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the world has never been in a better position to stop COVID-19.
“We are not there yet, but the end is in sight,” he said, comparing the effort to that made by a marathon runner nearing the finish line. “Now is the worst time to stop running,” he said. “Now is the time to run harder and make sure we cross the line and reap all the rewards of our hard work.”
In its weekly report on the pandemic, the U.N. health agency said deaths fell by 22% in the past week, at just over 11,000 reported worldwide. There were 3.1 million new cases, a drop of 28%, continuing a weeks-long decline in the disease in every part of the world.
Still, the WHO warned that relaxed COVID testing and surveillance in many countries means that many cases are going unnoticed. The agency issued a set of policy briefs for governments to strengthen their efforts against the coronavirus ahead of the expected winter surge of COVID-19, warning that new variants could yet undo the progress made to date.
“If we don’t take this opportunity now, we run the risk of more variants, more deaths, more disruption, and more uncertainty,” Tedros said.
The WHO reported that the omicron subvariant BA.5 continues to dominate globally and comprised nearly 90% of virus samples shared with the world’s biggest public database. In recent weeks, regulatory authorities in Europe, the U.S. and elsewhere have cleared tweaked vaccines that target both the original coronavirus and later variants including BA.5.
Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead on COVID-19, said the organization expected future waves of the disease, but was hopeful those would not cause many deaths.
Meanwhile in China, residents of a city in the country’s far western Xinjiang region have said they are experiencing hunger, forced quarantines and dwindling supplies of medicine and daily necessities after more than 40 days in a lockdown prompted by COVID-19.
Hundreds of posts from Ghulja riveted users of Chinese social media last week, with residents sharing videos of empty refrigerators, feverish children and people shouting from their windows.
On Monday, local police announced the arrests of six people for “spreading rumors” about the lockdown, including posts about a dead child and an alleged suicide, which they said “incited opposition” and “disrupted social order.”
Leaked directives from government offices show that workers are being ordered to avoid negative information and spread “positive energy” instead. One directed state media to film “smiling seniors” and “children having fun” in neighborhoods emerging from the lockdown.
The government has ordered mass testing and district lockdowns in cities across China in recent weeks, from Sanya on tropical Hainan island to southwest Chengdu, to the northern port city of Dalian.
Also read: Global Covid cases near 615 million
Covid-induced school closures: New learning resource module launched to reduce learning gaps
Plan International Bangladesh and Surovi have developed a new learning resource module as many students, especially students from low-income areas, are facing learning gaps following long-term school closures.
This module will be used in Dhaka's 22 high schools under the "Child Bride to Bookworm" project. Bangla, English and math, have been included in this package.
This resource pack aims to develop a resource pool by providing training to 257 teachers of the selected 22 secondary schools.
Professor Nehal Ahmed, director general of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, launched the package in Dhaka Wednesday.
"The government has been working to reduce the learning gap caused due to Covid. The Covid crisis has emerged as a unique challenge for us. Through online education, we have worked to mitigate the challenge to a great extent," he said.
"But online classes are never an alternative to in-person classes. Students learn more effectively when they are present in the classroom and learn from the teachers directly. Long-term school closures created several challenges for us. The government has been working to reduce the learning gaps. And this flexible learning package can be an impactful initiative."
Jolly Nur Haque, director (programme development and learning) at Plan International Bangladesh, said: "The learning package will help the teachers identify the learning gaps of the students from previous classes and teach them accordingly."
Also read: Covid deaths lowest since pandemic began: WHO