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Coronavirus: Bangladesh reports 42 deaths, 1,897 cases
Bangladesh’s coronavirus death tally rose to 4,248 on Sunday after the health authorities announced 42 more deaths in the last 24 hours.
Rebuild tourism sector in safe, equitable, climate friendly way: UN chief
UN chief António Guterres has everyone to promote sustainability and green growth in managing the shift towards a resilient, carbon-neutral tourism sector calling it “one of the world’s most important economic sectors”.
Pandemic to be defeated in under two years, or less time, hopes WHO chief
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed hope that the COVID-19 pandemic will be defeated in under two years, or less time than it took to end the Spanish Flu pandemic, through global solidarity and the use of vaccines.
College principal fined Tk 20,000 for holding exam
A mobile court on Tuesday fined Tk 20,000 to the principal of Ginnidevi Agrawal Women College at Ruhia in Thakurgaon for holding examination violating the government's order.
Coronavirus outbreak: New Zealand delays election
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced delaying New Zealand's elections by four weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak in Auckland.
13 pairs of passenger trains resume operation
Thirteen pairs of passenger trains resumed operation from Sunday on different routes to make services more functional amid Covid-19 pandemic, said Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan.
Covid-19: India's death toll nears 50,000
India’s Covid-19 death tally reached 49,980 on Sunday while the number of its confirmed cases soared to 2,589,682, according to the latest Health Ministry data.
2 in 5 schools lacked basic handwashing facilities before pandemic: UNICEF, WHO
Some 43 percent of schools around the world had lacked access to basic handwashing with soap and water in 2019, a key condition for schools to be able to operate safely in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
WHO in talks with Russia on Covid-19 vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) says discussions are underway with Russia regarding a possible pre-qualification of the world's first COVID-19 vaccine.
Israeli jeweler makes $1.5m gold coronavirus mask
An Israeli jewelry company is making what it says the world's most expensive coronavirus mask, a gold, diamond-encrusted face covering with a price tag of $1.5 million, reports AP.