United News of Bangladesh

The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) has announced to donate 70,000 masks to its Bangladeshi counterpart in a bid to support the prevention and control of coronavirus.

Several countries including Turkey, Nepal, Palestine, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iran and Bosnia have expressed solidarity with Bangladesh in its ongoing fight against coronavirus.

Anik Chandra Das, a sports reporter of Daily Shomoyer Alo, can clearly recall the moment when he tested positive for coronavirus more than two weeks ago.

Bangladesh Red Crescent Society has set up a total of 10,179 basins in the country to encourage people to wash their hands frequently amid the outbreak of novel coronavirus.

The call comes over the emergency-room loudspeakers: Sick patient. Everyone needed.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday urged all political, social, cultural, professional and voluntary organisations to remain united in Bangladesh’s fight against coronavirus.   He made the call at a briefing from his residence in the morning.   Quader said those who are not maintaining social distance are endangering themselves.   He also called for putting up social resistance against those spreading rumours.   The Awami League leader said irregularities would not be tolerated while distributing relief materials.   “Relief has to reach the poor,” Quader said, urging the rich people and party leaders to stand beside the helpless people in this crisis moment.   Meanwhile, he said the 28th span of the Padma Bridge has been installed, making 4.2km of the 6.15km bridge visible.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for bolstering international cooperation to fight the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

The UK has announced 21 million pounds fund to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Bangladesh including at the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar.

The Trump administration urged Americans to cover their faces in public and limited exports of medical supplies Friday as New York's governor took his own dramatic step to fight the coronavirus — vowing to seize unused ventilators from private hospitals and companies.

A free transport service for caregivers, including doctors and nurses, was launched on Wednesday so that they can go to hospitals in a faster and convenient way amid their fight against the coronavirus.