Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a meeting on Wednesday discussed the Covid-19 situation in the cpuntry and issued directives to contain the pandemic.
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Covid-19: BD reports 4,008 new cases, 43 deaths in 24 hrs
The health authorities in Bangladesh on Wednesday announced the detection of 4,008 new patients in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases to 98,489.
Covid-19 has increased children’s exposure to traffickers
By Tasneem Tayeb Jun 16 2020 – With Covid-19 bringing economic activities across nations to a halt, more and more people are being pushed into poverty. Job losses, business losses and farming losses, leading to economic stress, are pushing many…
Covid-19: JPC launches 24hr ambulance service for members
Jatiya Press Club on Tuesday launched 24hours ambulance service for its members during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Health Secretary’s wife dies from Covid-19 at Dhaka CMH
Dhaka, June 14 – Health Services Division Secretary Abdul Mannan’s wife Kamrunnahar died of Covid-19 disease at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka on early Sunday.
Shahid Afridi tests positive for COVID-19
Former Pakistan cricket team captain Shahid Afridi has tested positive for COVID-19. “I’ve been feeling unwell since Thursday; my body had been aching badly. I’ve been tested and unfortunately I’m covid positive. Need prayers for a speedy recovery, InshaAllah,” Afridi…
Shahid Afridi tests positive for COVID-19
Former Pakistan cricket team captain Shahid Afridi has tested positive for COVID-19.
Five more die from COVID-19 in Chittagong in a day
Chittagong June 13 – Five more deaths were reported from coronavirus in the span of 24 hours in the district till Friday night.
Pabna SP infected by Covid-19
The Superintendent of Pabna Police Sheikh Rafikul Islam tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday.
Covid-19 shows life & death stakes for greater digital union
12 June 2020 – Managing the digital divide better, has become “a matter of life and death” for people unable to access essential healthcare information during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief has told a virtual high-level meeting on rapid…
ICC bans of using saliva, allows Covid-19 replacement
DHAKA – The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed interim changes to its playing regulations, which include the ban on the use of saliva to shine the ball and allowing home umpires in international series. At the same time, the…
Anchor Ferdous Bappy in ICU with Covid-19 infection
Culture Desk Ferdous Bappy, who shot to fame as a quiz show host in BTV, has been moved to intensive care at a Dhaka hospital after being infected with Covid-19.
Australia keeper Langerak tests positive for COVID-19
Australia goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak has tested positive for coronavirus, his Japanese club Nagoya Grampus announced, becoming the second player infected at the J-League side.
Lancet expects quicker success of COVID-19 vaccine
DHAKA, June 7: One of world’s oldest medical journals The Lancet Sunday expected quicker success of COVID-19 vaccine studies unlike experiences about other inoculates as the globe now witnesses a race among drug makers and researchers to come up with…
Freedom fighter dies from Covid-19 in Bogra
Freedom fighter and former BNP leader Mofazzal Hossain, 72, died from Coronavirus or Covid-19 in a hospital in Sadar upazila on Friday.
Recessions in wake of Covid-19: This time it’s really different
By Vladimir Popov and Jomo Kwame Sundaram BERLIN and KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 4 2020 (IPS) – The world economic contraction so far this year is largely due to measures, especially at the national or local level, to contain or prevent…
COVID-19: Reset food systems now for a better future
By Cecilia Russell MILAN, Italy, Jun 4 2020 (IPS) – The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the inherent fragility of food systems, Marta Antonelli told an international video conference organised by the Barilla Center for Food Nutrition (BCFN).
Covid-19 – Conspiracy or apocalypse?
By Daud Khan and Leila Yasmine Khan AMSTERDAM/ROME, Jun 1 2020 (IPS) – As the Covid-19 virus spread rapidly around the globe, so did various theories about what caused the pandemic. According to the standard scientific theory, the virus probably…
COVID-19: challenges, Dilemmas and Initiatives
Dr. Sinha MA Sayeed Creations, destructions and reformations in various mood and modes have been going on unceasingly in the universes and the Sun being one of the members of such reality needs to be tolerant as usual. Therefore, Sun…
COVID-19-related ‘tragedy’ unfolding in Yemen
1 June 2020 – A ‘tragedy’ fueled by the spread of COVID-19 which is unfolding in Yemen could affect millions of people there, an international UN-backed pledging conference is expected to hear on Tuesday.
The consequential effects of Covid-19 on the climate crisis
By Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin Okyenhene ACCRA Ghana, Jun 1 2020 (IPS) – The tragedy of the coronavirus pandemic and its associated challenges have thrown our world into chaos, with the virus destroying lives and livelihoods in its path. The…
Dr Zafrullah’s wife, son also test positive for Covid-19
Dhaka, June 01 – Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury’s wife and son have also tested positive for the coronavirus, or the associated disease COVID-19.
TV personality Mustafa Kamal Syed dies from COVID-19
Mustafa Kamal Syed, noted television personality and programme head of private television channel NTV, died from coronavirus at a city hospital on Sunday afternoon. He was 75.
Covid-19 Isolation Centre at ICCB to be launched by Monday
Bashundhara Isolation Centre, dedicated for COVID-19 patients at Bashundhara International Convention City (ICCB), will be formally launched on Sunday or Monday, said its Director Dr Tanvir Ahmed. “The 2,000-bed isolation centre would formally start receiving COVID-19 patients from Sunday or…
More than one in six youth out of work due to Covid-19: ILO
Geneva, 28 May (Kanaga Raja) – More than one in six young people have stopped working since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has said. According to the fourth edition of the ILO Monitor, among…
Virus, Floods, Locusts put Somalia in Human Trafficking trap
By Shafi’i Mohyaddin Abokar MOGADISHU, May 28 2020 (IPS) – While simultaneously suffering from the coronavirus pandemic, flooding and a locust crisis, Somalia, could well see a rise in the number of people who are susceptible to human trafficking.
KMCH starts Plasma Therapy for Covid-19 patients
After Dhaka Medical College Hospital, now Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) has started Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) on experimental basis, aiming to save lives of Covid-19 infected patients.
Multi-millionaire says: Covid-19 is business case to tax the rich
By Djaffar Shalchi COPENHAGEN, May 28 2020 (IPS) – For the past few decades, many big corporations and very wealthy individuals have operated according to the myth that they are “self-made”, that their success owed nothing to anyone else.
Millions more could miss meals due to Covid-19 pandemic
28 May 2020 – Some 14 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean could experience severe food insecurity this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to projections released on Thursday by the World Food Programme (WFP).
COVID-19 :US deaths top 100,000 as country reopens
US deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 100,000 on Wednesday even as the daily average death toll declines, businesses reopen and Americans emerge from lockdowns across the country.