Two new coronavirus-infected patients have been detected in Bangladesh.

No inbound passengers from European countries, except England, will be allowed entry to Bangladesh till March 31 over the coronavirus outbreak in the world.

Nearly eleven hours after the 142 Italy returnees were taken to the Ashkona camp, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has now said they can go home but will have to self-quarantine.

A mobile court has sentenced a Manikganj homeopath to six months in jail for claiming to have a cure for coronavirus (COVID-19) and trying to market the products.

Dhaka University’s pharmacy department has started making hand sanitiser following an ongoing shortage of the product at stores due to coronavirus panic.

A newborn has tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, making the baby possibly one of the youngest cases in the country, UK’s local media reported.

Twenty-three Bangladeshi nationals, quarantined in the suburbs of the Indian capital for 14 days, arrive home.

The third patient, out of the three reported coronavirus cases in Bangladesh, have been diagnosed negative.

Saudi Arabia has suspended all international flights for two weeks, starting Sunday, to prevent the spread of coronavirus, state news agency SPA said on Saturday, citing an official source at interior ministry.

Terming coronavirus situation in Bangladesh “normal”, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the government will take initiatives, including closing educational institutions, if needed.

At least 30 Italy-returnees, out of 142 who were quarantined at Ashkona Hajj Camp, have been protesting outside the camp claiming “mismanagement by the authorities”.

Police arrested an engineer in Boalkhali upazila under Chattogram last night for spreading rumour over coronavirus on Facebook.

President Donald Trump declares a national emergency in what critics say was a long-delayed admission of the gravity of the coronavirus crisis that's triggered the shutdown of schools, sporting events, offices and travel in the world's richest country.

A 68-year-old woman died of coronavirus in New Delhi, the Indian government says, in the country’s second death linked to the disease.

Europe has now become the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed 5,000 lives across the world, “a tragic milestone”, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.

A senior Australian politician tests positive for the new coronavirus and enters hospital quarantine, days after returning from Washington where he met Ivanka Trump and US Attorney General William Barr.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested negative for coronavirus, according to a post on his Facebook page.

With the world’s governments scrambling to contain the coronavirus and the whole of Italy on lockdown as citizens quarantine themselves, the world of sports has taken a hard hit as large crowds and gatherings are being discouraged out of fear of the spread of the virus.

Indian immigration authorities of Changrabandha land port today wrote to Bangladesh Burimari land port asking it not to allow any Bangladeshis to cross to India through the port in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Iran announces another 85 deaths, pushing its total number of fatalities from the coronavirus outbreak to 514 amid 11,364 confirmed cases.