A human chain organised by a non-political platform in Narayanganj’s Chasara area today demanded making Covid-19 tests free and ridding the country’s health sector of corruption.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader calls upon the authorities concerned to restore the patients’ confidence in hospitals, ensuring proper environment during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Chowdhury Md Afzal Hossain Nisar, vice chairman of Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Ltd, died from coronavirus at a private hospital in Dhaka last night. He was 58.

Thirty-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), says during a briefing today.

A former director of National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases dies with Covid-19 at a private hospital.

Americans debate mask mandates and the reopening of schools during the coronavirus pandemic as state and local officials impose conflicting orders and cases rise by more than 70,000 across the nation for the second day in a row.

Global coronavirus infections passed 14 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, marking the first time there has been a surge of 1 million cases in under 100 hours.

While the number of infections and deaths from Covid-19 continues to rise in the county, the health directorate mulls over suspending operations of some hospitals dedicated to treating coronavirus patients due to a “lack of patients”.

As the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country is set to cross 2 lakh milestone today, record shows, it has taken only four weeks to cross the second one lakh mark.

The ongoing closure of schools due to the coronavirus pandemic is increasing chances that thousands of marginalised students across the country might have to drop out and engage in child labour, warn government documents and educationists.

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter Aaradhya, who were quarantined at home after testing positive for Covid-19, have been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai.

Russia expects a deal with AstraZeneca for it to manufacture a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by the pharmaceuticals giant and Oxford University to go ahead despite allegations it has been trying to steal vaccine data, its wealth fund head has said.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that normal life would not return in full until November at the earliest, cautioning that nightclubs and soft play areas needed to remain closed while wedding receptions would have to remain capped.

Fifty-one 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.

A Dhaka court places JKG Health Care Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury -- also a suspended government employee -- on a two-day fresh remand prayer in connection with a case filed over the issuing fake Covid-19 reports.

Another doctor dies from Covid-19 while receiving treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.

The number of coronavirus cases across India cross the one million mark today, recording 34,956 fresh infections and 687 deaths in the biggest one-day jump, according to Indian Health Ministry data.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Law Minister Anisul Huq mourn the demise of freedom fighter Abdul Hai, younger brother of President Abdul Hamid, who died from Covid-19 infection in Dhaka.

As the health ministry asked the health directorate on Wednesday to inform the Covid-19 test results to the patients in three days, officials of the directorate said that would be difficult due to human resource shortage.

Same day, same RT-PCR test, two different results. One says that the person is positive for Covid-19, while the other says negative.