Covid-19: 16 die, 1,684 infected, 1,576 recover in 24 hours

Sixteen 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).
14 October 2020, 10:00 AM

DNCC Mayor Atiqul, wife hospitalised after testing Covid-19 positive

Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam and his wife Dr Shayla Sagufta Islam were admitted to Kurmitola General Hospital after they tested positive for coronavirus on October 11.
13 October 2020, 12:47 PM

Covid-19: 22 die, 1,537 infected, 1,482 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-two 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).
13 October 2020, 11:12 AM

Planning Minister MA Mannan diagnosed with Covid-19, taken to CMH

Planning Minister MA Mannan has been diagnosed with Covid-19 and hospitalised today.
13 October 2020, 10:35 AM

2nd Covid-19 vaccine trial paused over unexplained illness

A late-stage study of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate has been paused while the company investigates whether a study participant’s “unexplained illness” is related to the shot.
13 October 2020, 06:07 AM

Covid-19: 31 die, 1,472 infected, 1,531 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-one 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).
12 October 2020, 10:01 AM

Novel coronavirus can last 28 days on glass, currency, Australian study finds

The virus that causes Covid-19 can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days, much longer than the flu virus, Australian researchers say, highlighting the need for cleaning and handwashing to combat the virus.
12 October 2020, 05:18 AM

Turning local, British PM Johnson to unveil new coronavirus rules

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce new measures to tackle a growing coronavirus crisis, moving to work more closely with local leaders from England’s worst affected areas.
11 October 2020, 11:24 AM

Covid-19: 24 die, 1,193 infected, 1,495 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-four 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).
11 October 2020, 09:39 AM

Covid-19 death toll reaches 5,500

Twenty-three 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).
10 October 2020, 09:50 AM

Covid-19: 17 die, 1,278 infected, 1,596 recover in 24 hours

Seventeen 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).
9 October 2020, 09:43 AM

White House physician says Trump can return to public events Saturday

US President Donald Trump's physician said on Thursday that the president had completed his course of therapy for the coronavirus, had remained stable since returning to the White House, and could return to public engagements on Saturday.
9 October 2020, 05:01 AM

Covid-19: 20 die, 1,441 infected, 1,685 recover in 24 hours

Twenty 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).
8 October 2020, 09:35 AM

Covid-19: 35 die, 1,520 infected, 1,798 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-five 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).
7 October 2020, 10:08 AM

Covid-19: 30 die, 1,499 infected, 1,651 recover in 24 hours

Thirty 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).
6 October 2020, 09:45 AM

1 in 10 may have caught Covid-19, as world heads into difficult period: WHO

Roughly one in 10 people may have been infected with the coronavirus, leaving the vast majority of the world's population vulnerable to the Covid-19 disease it causes, the World Health Organization said today.
5 October 2020, 15:04 PM

Covid-19: 27 die, 1,442 infected, 1,526 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-seven 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).
5 October 2020, 09:45 AM

Covid-19: 23 die, 1,125 infected, 1,587 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-three 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).
4 October 2020, 10:19 AM

Getting vaccines: Govt working on a $550m scheme

The government has undertaken a programme worth $550 million with an aim to procure and distribute coronavirus vaccines.
3 October 2020, 17:31 PM

India’s coronavirus death toll passes 100,000 with no sign of an end

India’s death toll from the novel coronavirus rises past 100,000, only the third country in the world to reach that bleak milestone, after the United States and Brazil, and its epidemic shows no sign of abating.
3 October 2020, 13:46 PM