Three days ago, on March 25, listening to a briefing on the then available latest global statistics about the COVID-19, I learnt that the global total of recorded cases was then a little over 400,000, spread across over 169 countries.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the people not to worry about the Covid-19 and to be prepared to face any situation that may occur in the wake of the virus outbreak.

As Bangladesh enters fourth week since it reported the first Covid-19 case, public health experts now call for expanding and speeding up the testing process immediately to understand the scale of the outbreak.

The Shakib Al Hasan Foundation, an initiative of Bangladesh’s ace all-rounder, united with Mission Save Bangladesh -- a joint initiative of The Daily Star, Sheba.xyz, and Samakal and now Shakib’s foundation -- on Saturday to aid in the fight against coronavirus.

The government has started work on devising a method to allocate its Tk 5,000 crore stimulus package for the export-oriented sectors announced by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 25.

Mobile operators are receiving a barrage of questions from users after sending them text messages seeking information on their health condition as part of a government plan to draw a digital map to track coronavirus cases and detect potential risk zones.

The government and the Bangladesh Bank have come up with several initiatives in response to the evolving public health and economic crisis.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday distributed necessary food items among 1,000 poor families in the capital’s Tolarbagh and its adjoining slums in Mirpur.

Some members of a garment factory alliance have been producing biodegradable general-use masks from surplus fabrics to distribute among the poor for free.

At least 31,412 people have died worldwide from the coronavirus -- some 22,260 of those in Europe -- since the epidemic started

The authorities have decided to continue setting up the dedicated hospital for coronavirus patients in the capital’s Tejgaon industrial area which was halted for a day due to protesting locals.

The countrywide school shutdown, enforced to curb further spread of the coronavirus, can be an ideal time for parents to teach their children morality, personal hygiene and share various tales, especially folk.

Chattogram Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Mahabubar Rahman has said the food shops, bakeries and restaurants can be kept open in the port city but only on some conditions for the sake of people.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks the officials concerned of the government to prepare a list of distressed people for providing assistance so that they can face the tough times evolved over the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Amid growing concern over the spread of coronavirus, the commerce ministry is working with field level administration and law enforcement agencies in a bid to keep supply of daily essentials and its prices in a stable state.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife says that she has recovered from being ill from Covid-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus.

The authorities of Mohammad Ali Hospital in Bogura have started admitting patients with coronavirus symptoms from today.

Thousands of low-income people, especially those who are depending on their daily income to survive in Dhaka city, are in a bleak situation due to a 10-day government shutdown to fight the coronavirus epidemic. To ease their sufferings, many people and voluntary organisations are coming forward with help. Tanbir Hasan Shaikat, a member of Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU), is one such individual. Shaikat is feeding around 200 people daily.

Industrialist Anand Mahindra and actor Soni Razdan are among the thousands who are applauding the efforts of Minal Dakhave Bhosale - the virologist behind India's first coronavirus testing kit.

A seven-month-old baby, who was put in an isolation ward at Kushtia General Hospital on Thursday on suspicion of coronavirus infection, has tested negative.