Tag: Covid-19

IPL suspended after more Covid-19 cases detected

- Times Report -

The Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday was suspended after players and staffs of three clubs were found infected with Covid-19. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) issued a statement in this regard saying local authorities and tournament officials decided to postpone the ongoing IPL 2021 season with

Ensure good stocks to deal with imminent food crisis

- Kamal Ahmed -

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) feared a global food crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Although agricultural production has increased a bit compared to that in last year, the fear of a possible food crisis has not gone yet. Global food stocks are declining in proportion to

Khaleda Zia shifted to CCU with breathing problems

- Times Report -

Former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, admitted to Evercare Hospital last week with Covid infection, was shifted to the coronary care unit (CCU) of the hospital on Monday with breathing issues. "She was having shortness of breath in the morning. Later she was taken to the CCU around 4

Bangladesh records 65 more Covid-19 deaths, 1,739 new cases

- Times Report -

Bangladesh has reported 65 more coronavirus-related deaths in 24 hours until Monday morning, raising the total death toll to 11,644. Health authorities also recorded 1,739 new infections as they examined19,431 samples during the time period. The daily infection rate slipped to 8.95% from Sunday’s 9.6% while the death rate remained static at

Lockdown likely to pay off: Experts

- Abdur Rahman Jahangir, UNB -

Experts think that the ongoing lockdown in Bangladesh appears to be paying off as both the active coronavirus cases and death toll have marked a sharp fall over the last few days in the country. They, however, fear that the benefits might be short-lived ones as the government has allowed shopping

Corona, China and India’s lost priorities

- Afsan Chowdhury -

Suddenly India looks very vulnerable in the face of corona. The general feeling was that the virus had been tackled in India and it emerged as a “hero ‘to its people. While infection rates soared in the rest of the world, India was relatively safe. On top of that India

Covid-19: Bangladesh logs 69 more deaths, 1,359 new cases

- Times Report -

Health authorities reported 69 more deaths in 24 hours until Sunday morning, taking the death toll to 11,569 as coronavirus continues its onslaught in Bangladesh. Besides, 1,359 new infections were detected after testing 14,158 samples during thetime-frame until 8 am Sunday. However, the positivity rate fell to 9.60 percent while the fatality

Daily Covid-19 caseload drops below 1500 with 60 deaths

- Times Report -

Bangladesh on Saturday reported 60 more Covid-19 deaths, pushing the number of total fatalities to 11,510. However, the country today confirmed a 48-day low of new cases as 1,452 people were diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours ending at 8am Saturday.  The overall infection toll has reached 760,584 with the

Act quickly to ensure adequate oxygen supply

- Kamal Ahmed -

The second wave of the Covid has taken a deadlier shape than the first wave did last year. Now, the biggest talk of the country is oxygen crisis, in addition to medical equipment including ICU beds in hospitals. In response to a writ petition filed with the High Court a

S. Asian nations call for avoiding vaccine nationalism

- Times Report -

Bangladesh, China and four South Asian countries have expressed concerns that vaccine nationalism will hinder the global efforts to defeat Covid-19, and underscored the need for avoiding the immunity gap. The countries together agreed that vaccines, as a key weapon to defeat the Covid-19 pandemic, should be distributed in accordance with