Double record: Highest number of Covid-19 deaths and highest number of infections reported in a day

Forty people have died with coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
31 May 2020, 08:50 AM

Chinese vaccine could be ready by year-end, government body says

A Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine could be ready for market as early as the end of this year, China's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) said in a social media post.
31 May 2020, 07:11 AM

Local journo dies with respiratory problems at Chandpur isolation ward

A local journalist dies at the isolation ward of Chandpur Sadar Hospital with respiratory problems.
31 May 2020, 06:39 AM

India readying national model to predict future spread of Covid-19

India has begun preparing a national forecast model to help monitor the future transmission of Covid-19 and assist governments in decision-making on readiness of the national health systems and other mitigation measures.
31 May 2020, 05:55 AM

Train, launch services resume

Train and launch services have resumed on a limited scale after being suspended more than two months back following the coronavirus outbreak.
31 May 2020, 04:55 AM

Not wearing a mask in public now illegal: DGHS

Not wearing a mask while in public is now illegal, according to a circular issued by the Directorate General of Health Services.
30 May 2020, 18:08 PM

Flattening the curve a far cry now

On the same day the Cabinet Division issued a circular on relaxing the shutdown, the government’s very own National Technical Advisory Committee on May 28 warned of an explosion of cases if health and safety measures were not implemented strictly.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Is ‘herd immunity’ closer than previously thought?

Study suggests between 40 and 60pc of the population could be immunized without being exposed to virus
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Social isolation linked to more severe COVID-19 outbreaks

Regions of Italy with higher family fragmentation and a high number of residential nursing homes experienced the highest rate of COVID-19 infections in people over age 80, according to a new study published recently in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

On the Front Line of Providing Healthcare

The world is experiencing an unprecedented health challenge as the global coronavirus pandemic continues to spread. To date, it has spread rapidly in almost all countries in the world, causing the number of cases and deaths to increase exponentially.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Post-Corona “New Normal” in Schools

We have to talk about the post-corona time, even though Bangladesh has not reached the peak in infection and deaths caused by the pandemic.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Mental health of medical personnel working with COVID-19 patients

Medical personnel treating coronavirus cases in China have higher rates of anxiety and other mental health symptoms than the general population, according to a new study published recently in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Novel coronavirus mutation and genome sequencing

The recent pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has caused the death of about 365,000 people throughout the world so far.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

The future of novel Coronavirus pandemic

A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that needs living cells like humans, animals, plants and even other microorganisms including bacteria for budding. Viruses are much smaller than bacteria which contain DNA or RNA genome.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Month-long wait for getting tested!

The authorities in Savar upazila of Dhaka started asking the city dwellers to wait from a few weeks to even a month before being tested for coronavirus after showing symptoms.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Death count doubles in two weeks

The government has relaxed the countrywide shutdown at a time when the number of Covid-19 patients is increasing at a faster rate than ever.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Engage local public reps in Covid-19 fight

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the authorities concerned to engage the local public representatives in a greater way to contain the spread of novel coronavirus.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM

N’ganj councillor, who helped arrange last rites of coronavirus victims, tests Covid-19 positive

Maksudul Alam Khandaker Khorshed, councillor of Ward 13 in Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC), who has been helping arrange the last rites of Covid-19 victims, has tested positive for the virus.
30 May 2020, 16:49 PM

Covid-19 outbreak: Parents die, 13 days after son’s death

An elderly couple died after showing symptoms associated with coronavirus 13 days after the death of their son to Covid-19 infection in Kachua upazila of Chandpur.
30 May 2020, 16:35 PM

India extends lockdown in high-risk zones till June 30

India has extended the nationwide shutdown till June 30 as coronavirus cases have spiked in the country.
30 May 2020, 15:31 PM