Authorities place about 100 families in self-isolation on both sides of a road in Bandar upazila of Narayanganj after a local woman who died earlier tested positive for coronavirus.

Since December 8, 2019, when a first known case of pneumonia with unknown aetiology was found in Wuhan City, China, the world has been badly tangled up in the novel coronavirus or Covid-19.

The lead photograph published in The Daily Star on Thursday reveals a grim situation faced by many who are dependent on the public transport system for essential services such as medical treatment.

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The storage space in Chattogram Port is quickly running out as reefer containers used to transport perishable goods have piled up because of limited delivery in the past few days amid the current countrywide lockdown enforced to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

A group of citizens in Chattogram have come forward to he aid of stray animals, who have been scrounging for food in the deserted streets of the city.

Taslima Khatun’s livelihood was dependent on selling flowers on streets, but for the last one week, the roads were empty and there was no one to buy flowers from her.

The number of confirmed cases is higher among people with no travel history than those who have come back from abroad, according to the country’s coronavirus tally,

The number of new confirmed coronavirus cases crossed the grim milestone of one million and the death toll topped 50,000 yesterday.

Stuck at home for the past two weeks, Arhaan Habib, a kindergarten student, looks dejected. As he cannot go out amid the nationwide shutdown, he spends most of his time playing with toys and watching YouTube videos on mobile phone. He finds it extremely hard to concentrate on his studies.

At least a dozen people with different illnesses died in Dhaka and other places after they were refused treatment by doctors since March 8 when the first case of coronavirus was reported in the country.

Over a week into the stay-home order across the country, hungry and half-fed faces have started to grow in a huge number.

In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Scarlett Letter, we read about how adulterers had to wear the sign “A” across their chest. We even have examples in local literature and popular culture like the one of Hurmati , from Shahidullah Kaiser Sangshaptak, or that of Rakhee Gulzar’s character in the 1998 hit Indian film Soldier.

India has decided to allow transit arrangements for foreign nationals who are stranded in the country following the coronavirus outbreak and the ongoing nationwide lockdown.

From being a killer in the shadows, to having its own international day and UN programme, HIV's emergence into a global reality can offer many lessons in how to respond to Covid-19, the head of the International Aids Society told AFP today.

Canada now has more than 10,000 coronavirus cases and the death toll has jumped 21% from a day earlier to 127, according to data posted by the country’s public health agency.

With most places closed down, street animals which occupy urban spaces with us and often rely on scraps from people are having to go hungry. In Sylhet, people have taken it upon themselves to feed the monkeys at the shrine of Chashni Pir at Amberkhana area.

Saudi Arabia imposes a 24-hour curfew in the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina, extending measures to combat coronavirus, while other Gulf Arab states lock down districts with large migrant worker populations.

The Access to Information (a2i) programme under the ICT division has identified 3.70 lakh unique callers who have queried on different hotline numbers about Covid-19 and can use the data to find out how many people are at risk, says Anir Chowdhury, policy advisor of a2i.

Russia sends the United States medical equipment to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, a public relations coup for Russian President Vladimir Putin after he discusses the crisis with US President Donald Trump.