COVID-19 situation
Bangladesh to get Covid vaccines for 4.5 crore people by May-June
Bangladesh will get Covid-19 vaccines for some 4.5 crore people by May-June next year, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said Monday.
Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc: Global cases top 76.7 million
As the Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc worldwide, the total caseload reached 76,789,781 as of Monday morning and the death toll mounted to 1,692, 578, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
Private sector partnership vital for speedy access to vaccine: Experts
Health experts at a virtual dialogue on Sunday suggested allowing the private sector to import coronavirus vaccine alongside the government under a strong regulatory mechanism for immunising a larger number of people within a short time.
Global Covid-19 cases surpass 76.2 million
As the coronavirus is continuing its spread across the world, a total of 76.2 million people have been infected globally and 1,684,816 have died, according to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Covid-19: India’s total caseload surpasses 10 million
India's COVID-19 tally surpassed 10 million on Saturday as the health authorities reported 25,152 new cases in the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry.
Global Covid-19 cases cross 75.5 million
More than 75.5 million people have been infected with coronavirus globally and over 1.67 million of them died since the first cases were reported in December last year, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
School shutdown extended to Jan 16
The government has extended the closure of schools and educational institutions to January 16, as it looks to allay fears of a potentially brutal 'second wave' of infections exacerbated by the winter season.
'Covid & socio-economic fallout pose high risks to Asia-Pacific migrants'
The Covid-19 pandemic and its socio-economic fallout pose high risks to migrant workers in the Asia-Pacific, a new report by the United Nations has claimed.
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 27 deaths, 1632 new cases
Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities rose to 7,156 on Wednesday morning with reports of 27 more deaths in 24 hours, the health authorities said.
Children in the Pandemic: Consortium predicts 168,000 to die hungry during crisis
Economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has set back decades of progress against the most severe forms of malnutrition and is likely to kill 168,000 children before any global recovery takes hold, according to a study released Monday by 30 international organizations.