Dhaka, Dec 27 – Covid-19 fatalities in Bangladesh surged to 7,452 with 24 more deaths recorded in 24 hours until Sunday morning. The mortality rate stood at 1.46 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
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Bangladesh Covid-19 update: 30 die, 834 new cases in 24 hrs
Dhaka, Dec 26 – Covid-19 fatalities in Bangladesh rose to 7,428 with 30 more deaths recorded in 24 hours until Saturday morning.
Pope on Christmas: Vaccines for all; needy, vulnerable first
VATICAN CITY (AP/UNB) — Pope Francis made a Christmas Day plea for authorities to make COVID-19 vaccines available to all, insisting that the first in line should be the most vulnerable and needy, regardless of who holds the patents for…
Harder lockdown paralyses daily life in Germany
Monowara Begum Moni The Stuttgart Rail Stations remain always full of passengers on and off. Now they are empty due to lockdown imposed by the government. However, the COVID ‘mutation’ from the UK made everyday life in Germany even more…
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 20 deaths, 1163 new cases
Dhaka, Dec 25 – Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities rose to 7,398 on Friday with 20 more deaths recorded in the past 24 hours amid apprehensions that winter could complicate the coronavirus situation.
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 19 deaths, 1234 new cases
Dhaka, Dec 24 (UNB) – Amid global alarm after detection of new strains of Coronavirus in the United Kingdom and South Africa, Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities rose to 7,378 until Thursday with 19 more deaths in the past 24 hours.
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 17 deaths, 1318 new cases
Dhaka, Dec 22 – Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities rose to 7,329 until early Tuesday with 17 more deaths in the 24 hours ending on Tuesday morning. The health authorities also reported 1,318 new Covid-19 cases during the period, taking the country’s…
Covid-19: 25 deaths, 1267 new infections in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Dec 19 – Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities rose to 7,242 until early Saturday with 25 more deaths in 24 hours. The death rate stood at 1.45%, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 25 deaths, 1318 new cases
Dhaka, Dec 18 – Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities rose to 7,2176 until early Friday with 25 more deaths in past 24 hours. The mortality rate stood at 1.45%, the Directorate General of Health Services said. Also, 1,318 new Covid-19 cases were…
Covid-19: Bangladesh registers 36 deaths, 1134 new cases
Dhaka, Dec 17 – Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities rose to 7,192 on Thursday morning, with reports of 36 more deaths in 24 hours, the health authorities said. The mortality rate now stands at 1.45%, according to the Directorate General of Health…
32 more Covid-19 deaths, 1355 new cases in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Dec 13 – Bangladesh on Sunday reported 32 more Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the fatalities to 7,052. Also, 1,355 new cases were reported during the period, pushing the country’s infection tally to 490,533.
Deal with Serum Institute India inked for Covid-19 vaccine
Dhaka, Dec 13 – The government on Sunday signed an agreement with Serum Institute of India Pvt Limited for procuring Covid-19 vaccine. Under the deal, Bangladesh will import three crore doses of SARS-Cov-2 AZD 1222 (Oxford/Astrazeneca Vaccine), (50 lakh in…
BD Govt spending on each Covid patient in ICU is 0.5 mn Taka
Dhaka, Dec 12 – The Bangladesh government has spent around Tk 4.5 lakh for the treatment of each Covid-19 patient admitted to intensive care units (ICU) of hospitals and some Tk 1.30 lakh on each of those recuperating in general…
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 34 deaths, 1329 new cases
Dhaka, Dec 12 – Amid the global concern over the second wave of Covid -19 infections, the health authorities in Bangladesh on Saturday reported 34 more deaths in 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,020.
Women’s Bodies, COVID-19 and Male Chauvinism
By Jan Lundius STOCKHOLM / ROME, Dec 11 2020 (IPS) – COVID-19 has in some nations been converted into a noxious, political issue. One of many worrying examples is the rhetoric of Brazil´s president.
We All Deserve Protection From Covid-19
By Adaora Okoli NEW ORLEANS, US, Dec 11 2020 (IPS) – When I contracted Ebola virus disease in August 2014 while working as a medical doctor in a well-known private hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, I was denied access to a…
Yunus’ petition for patent-free vaccines gets 1mn signatures
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus’ petition on putting people ahead of pharma patents has received nearly one million signatures.
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 19 deaths, 1,884 new cases
Dhaka, Dec 11 – Amid a rise in Covid -19 infections in Bangladesh, health authorities on Friday reported 1,884 new cases in 24 hours, pushing the country’s total tally to 487,849. Besides, 12 more people died from the disease during…
Bangladesh reports 2202 new Covid-19 cases, 32 deaths
Bangladesh on Tuesday reported 2,202 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, pushing the country’s total tally to 481,945.
Coronavirus: Global cases top 67.5 million, deaths 1.54 mn
The number of global coronavirus cases has crossed 67.5 million, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
US, allies adopt diversionary tactics to block TRIPS waiver
Geneva, 7 Dec (D. Ravi Kanth) – Despite the rapidly worsening COVID-19 pandemic as well as growing concerns over the so-called “us and them” framework being adopted for access to new vaccines, the United States and its allies seem to…
Ivermectin shows promise against Covid-19: icddr’b
Ivermectin has shown promise against Covid-19 in a clinical trial and patients receiving a five-day course of ivermectin have shown an early viral clearance and improvements of blood biomarkers compared with other two groups.
Education Minister Dipu Moni tests positive for Covid-19
Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni has tested positive for Covid-19.
Global coronavirus cases cross 67 mn mark, deaths 1.53 mn
Washington, AP/UNB, Dec 07 – The number of global coronavirus cases has crossed the 67 million, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). According to the data compiled by JHU, the total caseload globally reached 67,009,962 while the death toll climbed…
304 BD expats quarantined for not having Covid-negative docs
Dhaka, Dec 06 – A total of 304 passengers who returned home from different countries were sent to Diya Bari quarantine centre in Uttara from Shahjalal Airport on Sunday as they did not have coronavirus negative test reports.
Covid-19 claims 31 more lives, infects 1666 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 1,666 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours until early Sunday, pushing the country’s infection tally to 477,545.
Bangladesh sees 35 Covid-19 deaths, 1,888 new cases
Bangladesh on Saturday reported 1,888 new Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours, pushing the country’s total tally to 475,879.
Covid-19: Bangladesh launches antigen tests in 10 districts
Bangladesh on Saturday launched antigen-based rapid testing in districts for detecting Covid-19.
About Covid-19 vaccine that raises hopes among scientists
Scientists developing COVID-19 vaccines are optimistic that by the end of next year, all people everywhere will have access to safe and effective treatments against a disease which has disrupted the entire planet.
Covid pandemic getting worse; global cases stand at 65.8 mln
Washington, AP/UNB, Dec 05 – The global number of confirmed coronavirus cases exceeded 65.8 million with 1.5 million fatalities on Saturday, according to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).