US sets single-day record for Covid-19 cases during new surge

More than 84,000 people were diagnosed with Covid-19 across the United States on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, a record one-day increase in infections during the pandemic as the virus surges again nationwide.
24 October 2020, 05:47 AM

Covid-19: 14 die, 1,586 infected, 1,533 recover in 24 hours

Fourteen people have died from Covid-19 in the country during last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
23 October 2020, 09:24 AM

US gives full approval to antiviral remdesivir to treat Covid-19

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted full approval to the antiviral drug remdesivir as a treatment for patients hospitalised with Covid-19, after conditional authorisation was given in May.
23 October 2020, 04:56 AM

Covid-19: 24 die, 1,696 infected, 1,687 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-four people have died from Covid-19 in the country during last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
22 October 2020, 09:56 AM

Covid-19: 24 die, 1,545 infected, 1,704 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-four people have died from Covid-19 in the country during last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
21 October 2020, 09:39 AM

UK backs human challenge studies of COVID-19 vaccines with $44 mln fund

Britain said on Tuesday it would back human challenge studies to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines by exposing volunteers to the virus after they had received a vaccine candidate.
20 October 2020, 10:45 AM

Covid-19 certificates: health ministry nominates 10 private labs

The health ministry has nominated 10 private Covid-19 rt-PCR testing labs in Dhaka city for issuing coronavirus infection-free certificates today.
20 October 2020, 10:37 AM

Covid-19: 18 die, 1,380 infected, 1,542 recover in 24 hours

Eighteen people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
20 October 2020, 10:05 AM

Covid-19: 21 die, 1,637 infected, 1,627 recovered in 24 hours

Twenty-one people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours with total number of deaths now standing at 5,681 and the death rate at 1.46 percent, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
19 October 2020, 10:31 AM

Covid-19: 14 die, 1,274 infected, 1,674 recovered in 24 hours

Fourteen people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
18 October 2020, 10:35 AM

23 Covid-19 deaths, 1,209 new cases recorded in 24 hours

Bangladesh records 23 Covid-19 deaths and 1,209 new cases overnight.
17 October 2020, 09:54 AM

Global coronavirus death toll tops 1.1 million: AFP

The total number of declared deaths from the new coronavirus has topped 1.1 million around the world, according to an AFP tally from official sources at 1500 GMT Friday.
17 October 2020, 07:22 AM

Covid-19: 15 die, 1,527 more infected in 24 hours

The number of recoveries from Covid-19 has reached 3,00,738 in the country with 1,509 new patients now considered recovered from the virus, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
16 October 2020, 10:38 AM

Fashion brands accused of exploiting workers at risk of layoffs

Millions of garment workers could lose their jobs as global brands are demanding price cuts and delaying payments to suppliers who are desperate for orders to survive the new coronavirus pandemic, US researchers say.
16 October 2020, 07:16 AM

‘Things will get worse’: London goes into stricter lockdown

London, the world’s international financial capital, will enter a tighter Covid-19 lockdown from midnight on Friday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeks to tackle a swiftly accelerating second coronavirus wave.
15 October 2020, 16:24 PM

Covid-19 increases risks for cancer patients

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for Covid-19, the illness caused by the virus.
15 October 2020, 15:48 PM

Japan supercomputer shows humidity affects aerosol spread of coronavirus

A Japanese supercomputer has shown that humidity can have a large effect on the dispersion of virus particles, pointing to heightened coronavirus contagion risks in dry, indoor conditions during the winter months.
15 October 2020, 13:49 PM

Covid-19: 15 die, 1,600 infected, 1,780 recover in 24 hours

Fifteen people have died from Covid-19 in the country over the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
15 October 2020, 10:24 AM

Paris under curfew: Europe reacts as countries see highest-ever coronavirus numbers

France imposed curfews while other European nations are closing schools, canceling surgeries and enlisting student medics as overwhelmed authorities face the nightmare scenario of a Covid-19 resurgence at the onset of winter.
15 October 2020, 07:20 AM

WHO fears spike in deaths after global Covid-19 surge

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against any complacency in the coronavirus death rate, saying with the increasing number of cases, mortality would also rise.
14 October 2020, 18:16 PM