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Olympic chief’s Japan visit postponed over virus as Games loom

May 10, 2021 Staff ReporterOlympic games, Sports

TOKYO – International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach has been forced to postpone a visit to Japan, organisers said Monday, after a coronavirus state of emergency was extended less than three months before the Tokyo Games.

Japan, Olympic, Olympic games, Sports, Virus

Virus threatens catastrophe for all unless overcome together

April 16, 2021 editorHealth, World News

The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to “an even more unequal world”, the Deputy UN chief said on Thursday, speaking at the closing session of the Financing for Development (FfD) Forum.

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Virus surges fuel fears 100 days before Tokyo Olympics

April 14, 2021 Staff ReporterOlympic games, Other Sports, Sports

TOKYO – The Olympic flame is on its way across Japan and athletes around the world are ramping up training, but 100 days before Tokyo 2020 opens, organisers still face monumental challenges. Virus surges, including in Japan, are playing havoc…

Olympic games, Sports, Tokyo, Tokyo Olympics, Virus

BNP blames govt for virus surge

March 24, 2021March 25, 2021 sub EditorBangladesh, Politics

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that the coronavirus transmission rate is increasing alarmingly in Bangladesh due to the government’s “failure” to take necessary measures to tackle it.

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On Day One, Biden targets Trump policies on climate, virus

January 21, 2021 editorLead News, Politics

With the stroke of a pen, Biden ordered a halt to the construction of Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall, ended the ban on travel from some Muslim-majority countries, declared his intent to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord and the World Health Organization and revoked the approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, aides said.

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Gopalganj virus cases surpass 1,000

July 12, 2020July 12, 2020 sub EditorBangladesh, Health

Gopalganj, July 12: Some 15 more people have contracted coronavirus in last 24 hours in Gopalganj, taking the total cases from the deadly virus to 1,001 here.

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Virus death toll in BD climbs to 1,888 with 41 more deaths

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 sub EditorBangladesh, Health, Lead News

Dhaka, July 1: Bangladesh’s COVID-19 death toll climbed to 1,888 on Wednesday as 41 people died in last 24 hours.

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Disneyland delays reopening as virus cases rise

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 sub EditorEntertainment

Disneyland in California on Wednesday delayed its planned reopening as coronavirus cases climb in the US state.

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BNP MP Harun demands removal of Health Minister over virus

June 23, 2020 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, Health, Politics

Harunur Rashid, BNP’s MP from Chapainawabganj-3 constituency, on Tuesday demanded the removal of Health Minister Zahid Maleque and bringing competent and committed persons in key posts of the health sector to face the coronavirus situation.

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Win against virus soon if govt, pvt hospitals work together

June 20, 2020June 20, 2020 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, Health, Lead News

Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday said it will be possible to get rid of coronavirus very soon if the government and private hospitals work together.

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Isolation Centre visits to better Rohingya attitude on virus

June 19, 2020 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, Health, Migration

As the humanitarian community scales up COVID-19 health response in the Cox’s Bazar, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) started visiting Isolation and Treatment Centre (ITC) to improve the Rohingyas’ attitudes towards the disease.

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Asian shares fall on fears virus outbreaks are rebounding

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 sub EditorStocks, World News

Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Monday on concern over a resurgence of coronavirus cases and pessimism after Wall Street posted its worst week in nearly three months.

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Mad rush of city life makes people care little for virus

June 14, 2020 Staff ReporterBangladesh, Urban issues

Over the past week, life in the capital assuredly returned to normal – not some new one, as some had predicted in the shadow of the Coronavirus pandemic. The same old one, maybe wearing a mask. Bangladesh’s confirmed coronavirus cases…

Bangladesh, Mad rush of city life, Urban issues, Virus

Police adopts yoga for enhanced immunity from virus

June 13, 2020 Staff ReporterHealth, Lead News

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has begun conducting Yoga sessions for officers alongside Physical Training (PT) to reap its benefits to the body’s immune system. Various types of PT have been conducting separately at different units of the DMP under the…

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Virus patients with high BP twice as likely to die: study

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 sub EditorBangladesh, Health

Patients with high blood pressure(BP) admitted to hospital with coronavirus infections are twice as likely to die as those without the condition, researchers said on Friday.

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BNP infected with virus of criticism, says Obaidul Quader

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Staff ReporterBangladesh, Politics

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said that the main opposition BNP had dragged themselves to a position of ‘political isolation’,  through years of what he called negative and irresponsible politics. “BNP is infected with virus of criticism,”…

Bangladesh, BNP infected, Obaidul Quader, politics, Virus

UN chief Guterres praises African efforts to stem virus

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 sub EditorHealth, World News

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that the developed world could learn lessons from the preventative measures taken by many African countries to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

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Virus hits Bangladeshi freelancers, outsourcing sector hard

May 19, 2020 Staff ReporterBusiness, ICT Horizon

When coronavirus spread to developed countries and led to the shutdown of many companies, freelancers and outsourcing companies in Bangladesh started feeling the pinch as work orders fell drastically, leaving many without a job. “Around 80 percent freelancers are now…

Bangladesh, Business, freelancers, ICT Horizon, outsourcing sector, Virus

Four Sampdoria players given virus all-clear

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 sub EditorSports

Four Sampdoria players who had contracted the coronavirus have recovered from the disease, the Serie A club announced on Friday.

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Hollywood Bowl cancels summer concerts due to virus

May 14, 2020 sub EditorEntertainment

The Hollywood Bowl scrapped its entire summer concert season Wednesday due to the coronavirus crisis, in a “devastating” move that leaves the Los Angeles Philharmonic with an $80 million shortfall.

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China’s ground zero reports virus infections

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 sub EditorHealth, World News

China reported a second day of new cases of coronavirus in Wuhan on Monday after a month without new infections at the pandemic’s global epicentre, offering a stark warning of the dangers of a fresh wave.

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Govt of creating scope for spread of the virus: BNP

May 10, 2020 Staff ReporterBangladesh, Politics

BNP on Sunday alleged that the government has created a scope for the spread of the deadly coronavirus instead of containing it by easing the shutdown and allowing reopening of businesses. “They relaxed the shutdown and allowed the reopening of…

Bangladesh, BNP, Govt, politics, Virus

Virus delays early ice melt challenges Arctic science team

May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 sub EditorHealth, Technology

They prepared for icy cold and trained to be on the watch for polar bears, but a pandemic just wasn’t part of the program.

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China, S. Korea see new virus cases as world lockdowns ease

May 8, 2020 sub EditorDisasters

China and South Korea both reported more coronavirus infections Friday after reopening economies damaged by devastating outbreaks. Around the globe, governments are opting to accept the risks of easing pandemic-fighting restrictions that left huge numbers of people without income or…

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Mango growers worried over marketing amid virus restrictions

May 5, 2020 editorBangladesh, Food & nutrition, Lead News

Chapainawabganj, May 05 – Mango growers in Chapainawabganj, known as the mango capital of the country, are passing their days in great worries as the marketing of their produce has become uncertain amid the restrictions imposed to slow down coronavirus…

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Global virus death toll reaches 239,588; infected 3,400,767

May 2, 2020 editorDeath, Health

Dhaka, May 02 – As the panic of coronavirus infection is grappling the world day by day, the global death toll from coronavirus climbed to 239,588 as of Saturday morning. Since it was first reported in China in December last…

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World Cup 2022 ambassador tests positive for virus

May 1, 2020May 2, 2020 sub EditorHealth, Sports

An ambassador for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the tournament’s organisers said on Thursday.

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Murray warns tennis chiefs against quick return after virus

April 29, 2020 Staff ReporterOther Sports, Sports, Tennis

LONDON  (BSS/AFP) – Andy Murray insists tennis must take it slowly as the sport’s bosses consider when to return after the coronavirus. The men’s ATP and women’s WTA tours are suspended until at least July 13 due to the pandemic,…

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US govt reveals details of sunlight study on virus

April 29, 2020 sub EditorHealth

The US Department of Homeland Security revealed to AFP on Tuesday new technical details regarding its highly anticipated study into how ultraviolet radiation destroys the new coronavirus, saying that its experiment had accurately mimicked natural sunlight.

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All-of-govt, whole-society involvement must to fight virus

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 editorHealth, Lead News

By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 28 2020 (IPS) – The Covid-19 pandemic is now widely considered more threatening than any other recent viral epidemic. Most believe that many more have been infected or…

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