COVID-19
GM Quader tests positive for Covid-19
Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader has tested positive for coronavirus or Covid-19, but he has no complication.
Calls to reopen classrooms grow as teachers get vaccinated
Washington, Jan 14 (UNB) - State leaders around the U.S. are increasingly pushing for schools to reopen this winter — pressuring them, even — as teachers begin to gain access to the vaccine against the raging pandemic.
Bangladesh submits 304 genome sequences of Covid-19
Bangladesh has sequenced 304 genomes of Covid-19 so far and submitted to Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID).
Homeworkers need to be better protected, says ILO
The dramatic increase in working from home due to COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the poor working conditions experienced by many homeworkers who, prior to the crisis, numbered an estimated 260 million people worldwide.
Indian partying hotspot Goa counts losses, braces for change
The sun’s golden rays fall on Goa’s smooth, sandy beaches every evening, magical as ever but strangely quiet and lonely. This holiday season, few visitors are enjoying the celebrated sunsets in the Indian party hotspot.
Over 91.5 million infected with Covid globally
The global Covid-19 caseload has surpassed 91.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.96 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.
WHO team working with Chinese vaccine producers ahead of potential emergency use: WHO director-general
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that a WHO team in China is working with producers of the Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines for potential emergency use listings.
As pandemic worsens, most US states resist restrictions
As the U.S. goes through the most lethal phase of the coronavirus outbreak yet, governors and local officials in hard-hit parts of the country are showing little willingness to impose any new restrictions on businesses to stop the spread.
All members of West Indies test negative for Covid-19
All the members of the West Indies cricket team have been tested negative in their first Covid-19 test in Bangladesh.
TIB seeks transparency in vaccine collection, distribution
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the government to ensure maximum transparency in the procurement, collection and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines.