Number of tests keeps dropping

The number of daily Covid-19 tests has continued to decline over the past three weeks, although experts have all along been saying that increasing the number is crucial to stem the virus infection.
27 July 2020, 17:00 PM

New travel curbs imposed as world tackles second Covid-19 wave

Nations in Asia imposed new restrictions on Monday and an abrupt British quarantine on travellers from Spain threw Europe's vaunted summer reopening into disarray, as the world confronted the prospect of a second wave of Covid-19 infections.
27 July 2020, 16:14 PM

Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai, daughter, recover from Covid-19

Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her eight-year old daughter, Aaradhya, have recovered from Covid-19 and left hospital after a 10-day stay.
27 July 2020, 15:30 PM

Vietnam back on high alert after new cases in Danang

Vietnam is back on high alert after authorities confirmed the first community infections since April, all in or around Danang.
27 July 2020, 14:30 PM

Covid-19: 37 die, 2,772 infected, 1,801 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-seven people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), says during a briefing.
27 July 2020, 08:22 AM

Singer Robi Chowdhury Covid-19 positive

Renowned singer Robi Chowdhury has tested positive for Covid-19, according to his Facebook post.
27 July 2020, 07:46 AM

Covid-19: Social stigma, discrimination and deprivation

More than half of the world’s population lived in Covid-19 induced lockdown until recently, which highly disrupted lives and livelihoods throughout societies.
26 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Another 54 die from Covid-19

The death toll from novel coronavirus infections continued to rise in the country as the health directorate reported 54 deaths yesterday.
26 July 2020, 18:00 PM

No visible plan 4 months into outbreak

Four months into the Covid-19 outbreak in the country, the government still appears to have no noticeable plan to contain the spread of the virus.
26 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Failure to show Covid-19 negative certificate: Shajahan Khan’s daughter barred from leaving country

Oaishe Khan, daughter of former shipping minister and Awami League presidium member Shajahan Khan, has been barred from going to London at Dhaka airport after she was found Covid-19 positive upon cross-checking her certificate.
26 July 2020, 14:58 PM

Jail superintendent dies with Covid-19

A senior jail superintendent of the Department of Prisons who earlier tested positive for Covid-19, died at a hospital in Dhaka today.
26 July 2020, 10:59 AM

Covid-19: 1,333 people aged above 60 have so far died

Fifty-four people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said during a briefing today.
26 July 2020, 08:36 AM

Loss of smell and taste are solid indicators of COVID-19

An international team created a mobile device app that allows users to report repeatedly on symptoms thought to be relevant for COVID-19 and to self-report results of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing for SARS-CoV-2.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Unusual symptoms of COVID-19

What are the more unusual symptoms of COVID-19 and what should you be watching out for? Other symptoms that have also become prevalent in patients are the loss of smell or taste, fatigue and a runny nose, as well as diarrhoea.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Handling of Outbreak: Public loses faith in govts

Governments are fast losing support for their handling of the coronavirus outbreak from a public that widely believes death and infection figures to be higher than statistics show, a survey of six countries revealed yesterday.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 sample collection now below 10,000

The number of samples collected in a 24-hour period for Covid-19 testing came down below the 10,000 mark yesterday -- first in the last two months.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Dhaka Slums: Where Covid is curiously quiet

Something strange is happening in the capital’s slums -- Covid-19 cases are hard to come by.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Vietnam goes on coronavirus alert after first local infection in 100 days

Vietnam is back on high alert for the coronavirus after medical officials in the central city of Danang detected the country’s first locally transmitted case for three months.
25 July 2020, 16:31 PM

Brazil President Bolsonaro says new Covid-19 test came back negative

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said that he tested negative for the novel coronavirus after weeks quarantined in his residence due to an infection.
25 July 2020, 16:12 PM

Former director of CMSD Shahidullah dies with Covid-19

Brigadier General Md Shahidullah, the immediate-past director of the Central Medical Stores Depot (CMSD), died with Covid-19 at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka this afternoon.
25 July 2020, 11:00 AM