Record 55.41% Covid-19 positivity rate reported in Sylhet division in 24 hours

Sylhet division saw 55.41 percent Covid-19 positivity rate in 24 hours till this morning, breaking all previous records. At least 394 tested positive out of 711 samples.
10 July 2021, 07:40 AM

12 die in Mymensingh Medical College Hospital’s Covid unit in 24 hours

Twelve people died while being treated at the Covid unit of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital in 24 hours till 8am today.
10 July 2021, 07:14 AM

10 die in Covid units of 3 Khulna hospitals in 24 hours

Ten patients died while undergoing treatment at the Covid units of three Khulna hospitals in 24 hours till 8am today.
10 July 2021, 06:25 AM

22 die at Kushtia General Hospital’s Covid unit in 24 hours

Twenty-two people -- 14 Covid-19 positive and eight with symptoms -- died in Kushtia in 24 hours till 8am today.
10 July 2021, 05:24 AM

Countrywide Lockdown: Weekend sees less vehicular movement

Traffic was thin on the streets in the capital and other districts on the ninth day of the ongoing “strict lockdown” yesterday.
9 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid situation getting bleaker

The record for the daily death toll from Covid-19 was broken again yesterday with officials reporting 212 deaths across the country.
9 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Find $75 bln to head off next pandemic, top panel tells G20

COVID-19 is probably only a forerunner of increasingly dangerous pandemics in the future and governments need to find $75 billion over the next 5 years to prepare for them, a panel of experts told finance ministers of the Group of 20 rich countries on Friday.
9 July 2021, 17:59 PM

Day 9 of lockdown: 585 arrested for defying rules in Dhaka

Police have arrested 585 people for defying Covid-19 restrictions and health guidelines in Dhaka today, the ninth day of the strict lockdown.
9 July 2021, 13:49 PM

212 Covid-19 deaths reported in 24 hours, highest since pandemic started

Two hundred and twelve people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
9 July 2021, 12:01 PM

3 Covid-19 patients die in Faridpur hospital due to ‘low oxygen pressure’

Just in the span of 20 minutes, three Covid-19 patients died in the Coronavirus dedicated unit at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Hospital (BSMMCH) in Faridpur due to “low oxygen pressure” today.
9 July 2021, 11:04 AM

16 die in Covid-19 units at 3 Bogura hospitals in 24 hours

Sixteen patients died at the Covid-19 units of three Bogura hospitals in 24 hours (till 8am) today.
9 July 2021, 08:41 AM

27 die in Covid-19 units at 4 Khulna hospitals in 24 hours

Twenty-seven people died in Covid-19 units at four Khulna hospitals in 24 hours till 8am today.
9 July 2021, 08:36 AM

Record 442 Covid-19 cases reported in Sylhet division in 24 hours

At least 442 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in Sylhet division in 24 hours till this morning, breaking previous records.
9 July 2021, 07:51 AM

Pfizer to seek US authorisation for Covid booster shot as Delta variant spreads

Pfizer Inc plans to ask US regulators to authorise a booster dose of its Covid-19 vaccine within the next month, the drugmaker's top scientist said on Thursday, based on evidence of greater risk of reinfection six months after inoculation and the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.
9 July 2021, 02:36 AM

Lockdown Detainees: Crammed in vans, at risk of catching Covid

People arrested for defying the ongoing lockdown are being taken to courts in packed prison vans, raising their chances of contracting Covid-19 and spreading it to their families.
8 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Turning grimmer every day

Rising coronavirus infections are making the situation worse every single day with the DGHS releasing grimmer and grimmer data.
8 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Containing Covid: Alarmed, govt revs up response

With Covid deaths and infections surging, the Prime Minister’s Office has directed the divisional and deputy commissioners to take steps to raise the number of beds and ensure oxygen supply at public hospitals treating coronavirus patients.
8 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 patient ‘left by husband’ at CMCH dies

A Covid-19 patient died in Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) early today after her husband left her there on Tuesday and didn't return.
8 July 2021, 13:40 PM

Australia's slow vaccination, locked borders eclipse early virus success

Last year, when much of the world was in coronavirus lockdown, Australia was successfully hosting international cricket matches and tennis tournaments in front of packed crowds in a show of what post-pandemic life could look like.
8 July 2021, 12:04 PM

Highest number of Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours; 199 dead, 11,651 infected

One hundred and ninety-nine people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
8 July 2021, 11:52 AM