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No ‘silver bullet’ to combat Covid-19 pandemic: WHO chief
World Health Organization’s chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned on Monday that there’s no silver bullet for a vaccine against Covid-19 pandemic.
Expat Bangladeshis remitted record $2.6bn in July
Expatriate Bangladeshis have sent home $2.6 billion in July alone – the highest monthly remittance received in the country’s history – despite all sorts of troubles that accompanied the global coronavirus pandemic.
Covid-19: 1,356 new cases detected in Bangladesh amid sharp fall in tests, 30 more die
The death tally from coronavirus in Bangladesh reached 3,184 on Monday with the death of 30 more patients in the last 24 hours.
UN for supporting breastfeeding for healthier planet
UN has urged communities everywhere to “support breastfeeding for a healthier planet” as the World Breastfeeding Week is underway beginning Saturday.
No end in sight to COVID crisis, and its impact will last for ‘decades to come’: WHO
Expressing “appreciation for WHO and partners’ COVID-19 pandemic response efforts”, the emergency committee convened by the UN health agency’s chief, made it clear that there is not yet an end in sight to the public health crisis that has so far infected more than 17 million and killed over 650,000 people.
We must learn to live with this virus: WHO chief
The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted that the effects of coronavirus will be felt for decades to come and urged everyone to learn to live the virus.
Covid-19: Despite rising positivity rate, testing almost halved in a month
The health authorities reported 21 new deaths from coronavirus and 2,199 new cases on Saturday as the country celebrated Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest festival of Muslims.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh reports lowest daily deaths in 2 months
Bangladesh reported 28 coronavirus deaths on Friday – the lowest since June 1, when 22 people died of Covid-19 in a day.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh reports 35 deaths; total cases 2.32 lakh
Bangladesh recorded 35 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, pushing the official death tally to 3,035.
Covid-19 going to be one big wave, not seasonal: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has described the Covid-19 as ‘first wave’, not just seasonal.