COVID-19
NYPD cracks down on another big funeral, stoking tensions
Tensions between police and members of New York City's Hasidic Jewish community flared again Thursday as officers interrupted a crowded funeral procession to crack down on social distancing violators.
Trump speculates that China released virus in lab 'mistake'
President Donald Trump on Thursday speculated that China could have unleashed the coronavirus on the world due to some kind of horrible "mistake," and his intelligence agencies said they are still examining a notion put forward by the president and aides that the pandemic may have resulted from an accident at a Chinese lab.
Coronavirus: Global death toll reaches 234,105
The global death toll from coronavirus reached 234,105 as of Friday morning.
Since it was first reported in China in December last year, coronavirus has infected 3,308,233 people globally, according to Worldometer.
Of them, 2,031,309 are currently being treated and 50,944 among them are in serious or critical condition.
So far, 1,042,819 people have recovered from COVID-19.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus crisis a pandemic on March 11.
Meanwhile, the USA has confirmed 63,861 deaths and 1,095,210 cases while Spain reported 24,543 deaths and 239,639 cases till Friday.
Italy, the worst-hit European country, has recorded 27,967deaths and 205,463 cases. France, on the other hand, has reported 24,376 deaths and 167,178 cases. In the UK, authorities have reported 26,771 deaths among 171,253 confirmed cases.
The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 212 countries and territories around the world.
In Bangladesh, the country has so fir confirmed 168 deaths and 7667 coronavirus cases.
Inappropriate PPE use in Covid-19 fight may invite danger: Experts
As people are increasingly using protective gears, including gloves, masks and gowns, to protect themselves from the coronavirus, health experts have cautioned that these safety equipment can become the means of transmission of the deadly virus for lack of their proper management, use and disposal.
Software Park dorm being used for quarantining frontline fighters
The dormitory of Sheikh Hasina Software Technology in Jashore is being used for quarantining physicians, nurses and other health workers amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The local administration said four doctors and six nurses have been kept in quarantine at the dormitory since April 25 after State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak gave the permission.
WFP develops digitised vehicle tracking tool
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has designed a fully digitised vehicle tracking tool to ensure the humanitarian community can keep critical services running in a timely manner.
Dutch buyers won't cancel apparel orders from Bangladesh: Dutch Minister
The Netherlands has assured Bangladesh that the Dutch buyers will not cancel or suspend their orders from the Bangladeshi readymade garment factories.
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sigrid Kaag conveyed it to Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and mentioned that the Dutch government would ensure that the RMG value chain would not be disrupted.
Coronavirus: Natore Sadar Hospital doctor tests positive
A physician of Natore Sadar Hospital has been diagnosed with coronavirus, creating panic among the doctors and health workers of the hospital.
Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Shah Riaz said the samples of the physician were sent for lab testing on April 26. The report came out on Wednesday and he was found infected with coronavirus.
There are some 132 doctors and health workers at the hospital.
The hospital will be put under lockdown and the samples of others physicians and health workers will be collected soon, said Shah Riaz.
Global death toll from coronavirus reaches 228,223
The global death toll from coronavirus reached 228,223 as of Thursday morning, as countries across the world struggle to contain the virus' spread.
Since it was first reported in China in December last year, coronavirus has infected 3,220,225 people globally, taccording to Worldometer.
Of them, 1,991,651 are currently being treated and 59,811 among them are in serious or critical condition.
So far, 1,000,351 people have recovered from COVID-19.
Gilead drug 'works' against coronavirus: US study
An experimental drug has been found effective against coronavirus in a major breakthrough that can potentially be a game changer as countries around the world struggle to contain the number of new cases and deaths from COVID-19.