Spain reopened its borders with France yesterday, getting rid of one of the most potent symbols of Europe’s battle against the coronavirus, as infections in Latin America surged past two million.

The Armed Forces will supervise the 1,000-bed isolation hospital for Covid-19 patients on the ground floor of DNCC market in Mohakhali.

Chinese researchers have started a second phase human trial of a possible coronavirus vaccine, the Institute of Medical Biology at Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (IMBCAMS) said yesterday, in efforts to further assess effectiveness and safety.

Mentioning that many people, including a cabinet member, a lawmaker, and a good number of Bangladeshi expatriates, have died from Covid-19, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all to follow health guidelines properly to fight the pandemic.

“Setting up ICU beds is a crying need to save lives. The government has no scope to neglect the issue,” he said.

The rate of Covid-19 infections has slightly decreased, as the authorities reported 3,531 confirmed cases in the 24 hours till 2:30pm yesterday.

Bhola's District and Sessions Judge ABM Mahmudul Haque, infected with Covid-19, has been brought to Dhaka by a helicopter for better treatment after his health condition deteriorated.

UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo has stressed on protecting the mental health of health workers before a possible second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic hits, as feared by the World Health Organization when many countries begin reopening economies.

China has said Bangladesh will get priority in terms of cooperation and support if they can successfully develop vaccine for coronavirus.

The South Korean government has said that it will strengthen visa and entry restrictions for those from Bangladesh and Pakistan from this week, as the country has recently reported a surge in novel coronavirus cases imported from the two nations.

Chinese researchers have started a second phase human trial of a possible coronavirus vaccine, the Institute of Medical Biology at Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (IMBCAMS) said today, in efforts to further assess effectiveness and safety.

A member of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party have been found positive for Covid-19 six days after he died with coronavirus-like symptoms at Khagrachhari Sadar Hospital.

Amid worsening socioeconomic conditions caused by coronavirus, the Rohingya children living in the world’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar face heightened risk of violence including child trafficking, child labour and child marriage, child rights organization Educo said today.

The six-storey DNCC market in Dhaka’s Mohakhali area would be turned into a 1000-bed isolation centre under the supervision of Armed Forces Division and with support of the health ministry.

A suspected Covid-19 patient, who was undergoing treatment with coronavirus-like symptoms at the isolation unit of Jashore General Hospital, has reportedly fled from the hospital.

Thirty-nine people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.

India today reported a record single-day spike of 15,413 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally past the four lakh-mark so far, according to the Health Ministry data.

Nearly 50,000 people have died from the coronavirus in Brazil, the world No. 2 hotspot, with 1,022 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry has said.

Nine-months pregnant, Fatema Akhter Mukta, 30, died on June 10 after her family struggled for five days to find a hospital in Bangladesh willing to admit her when she began having trouble breathing. When, finally, a hospital admitted her and referred her to Chittagong Medical College for its intensive care facilities, it was too late.

Two more doctors died with Covid-19 in the capital yesterday.