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

With Eid barely two weeks away, government ministries are at odds with Covid-19 containment strategies for the holidays, which experts say could worsen the situation.

Same person, same day, two RT-PCR tests, two different results. One says that the person is positive for Covid-19, while the other says he is negative. The situation is something experts had predicted earlier.

Hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal Covid-19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has said.

The local health department authority seals off Rooppur Medicare Clinic, in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna, for issuing fake Covid-19 certificates and charging patients for treatment.

Thirty-nine 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.

Police’s detective branch claims that Regent Group Chairman Md Shahed alias Shahed Karim has admitted to providing fake coronavirus test reports during preliminary interrogation.

Two months ago, Krishna Prasad Jaisi lost his job as a chef in neighbouring India when the coronavirus pandemic shut down the hotel where he worked. With the business still closed, he’s unsure he’ll ever get his job back.

Innovation, collaboration and adaptability should be the guiding principles for social or commercial entities to tackle the socio-economic challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, speakers said yesterday.

New results from human trials for Covid-19 vaccines brought hope after researchers from US, Russia and UK claimed that their experimental shots are safe and induced antibodies in all trial participants.

Bangladesh registered its highest positivity rate yesterday, 25.23 percent.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the coronavirus pandemic might set the world back “years and even decades” in terms of economic progress as millions of people faced new coronavirus restrictions yesterday.

Canada’s efforts to flatten the curve of coronavirus cases have put the country on the cusp of zero deaths from Covid-19 for the first time since March, but officials see worrying signs of a new spike as provinces lift restrictions.

Around 85,405 employment visas of different labour-receiving countries are yet to be processed amid the coronavirus pandemic, Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies said today.

Thirty-three 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 record jump of 29,429 Covid-19 cases in India in a single day pushes the country’s tally to 9,36,181.

Chairman of Regent Group Md Shahed was arrested from the border area of Debhata upazila in Satkhira early today.

WHO Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus has some very bad news for us, cautioning the world that the coronavirus pandemic may get even worse if countries around the globe, and that includes most countries, fail to adhere to strict healthcare precautions.

Cities and states on several continents re-imposed restrictions as new coronavirus infections spread like wildfire.

Jamuna Group Chairman Md Nurul Islam Babul was laid to eternal rest with state honour in the capital’s Banani graveyard on Tuesday.