Covid death toll near 9,000 mark; Cases rise steeply

Bangladesh today saw a steep rise in Covid-19 daily infection rate as the country recorded 18.94% infection as 5,042 people tested positive for Covid-19 in 24 hours. The number of novel coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 605,937. Bangladesh confirmed 45 more deaths from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours

Global Covid cases near 125 million

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread around the world, with over 124.6 million cases and 2.7 million deaths. The total case count reached 124,688,146 while the death toll from the virus climbed to 545,237 on Thursday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The US, the world's worst-hit country in terms of

BNP for emergency steps to control corona transmission

Voicing deep concerns over the fresh upsurge in coronavirus transmission, BNP on Tuesday urged the government to take effective steps immediately to contain the pandemic. “Covid cases are increasing alarmingly. The situation has turned so critical that many of our leaders have died of corona and many others are now receiving

Covid-19: Highest Infections in a Day in 9 Months

Bangladesh has experienced an alarming growth in the number of Covid-19 cases as 3,554 people were diagnosed with the disease in the last 24 hours. This is the highest number of infections in a single day since June, 2020, almost 9 months ago when the country saw 4,019 cases. The death of

Share Covid jabs out of self-interest: WHO

The growing gap between the number of vaccines being given in rich countries and those administered through COVAX is becoming “more grotesque every day”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. “In January, I said that the world was on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure unless

Corona: Inviting the devil inside

Covid -19 is returning with a vengeance in many parts of the world including South Asia. Europe is reeling under its impact, its vaccine roll out in a mess though the UK seems to be doing better though cases have risen again. The US is stable but will face trouble

AstraZeneca: US data shows vaccine effective for all adults

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection against sickness and eliminated hospitalizations and deaths from the disease, including in older adults, in final-stage U.S. testing, the company announced Monday. AstraZeneca said its experts did not identify any safety concerns related to the vaccine, including finding no increased risk of rare blood clots

New variant may be behind Covid surge in Bangladesh: Experts

Amid a sudden upsurge in coronavirus cases, health experts fear that a highly transmissible variant of the deadly virus might have appeared in Bangladesh through mutations. They think a comprehensive study and genome squeezing is necessary to examine whether the mutations have led to the new variant contributing to the upsurge

Covid-19: 30 more die, 2,809 infected in Bangladesh

Bangladesh witnessed a big jump in the number of Covid-19 deaths and infections as health authorities recorded 30 more deaths and 2,809 new cases in the last 24 hours until Monday morning. With the new cases, Bangladesh saw the worst daily increase since January this year. The infection rate jumped to

Pakistan PM Imran Khan tests positive for coronavirus

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to the country's health minister. Faisal Sultan announced over Twitter that the prime minister "has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating at home." He gave no more details about Khan's condition. Khan had on Thursday received the first