The number of global Covid cases surged past 138 million, an alarming figure that paints a bleak picture of the pandemic. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total number of case count mounted to 138,056,297 while the death tally from the virus reached 2,971,539 Thursday morning. US recorded 31,420,888 cases to
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COVID-19: Denmark ceased AstraZeneca vaccine rollout
Denmark on Wednesday decided to completely cease administering the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the country's health authority said during a joint press conference with the Danish Medicines. Director-General of the Danish Health Authority Soren Brostrom said "Based on the scientific findings, our overall assessment says there is a real risk of severe
Bangla Academy President Shamsuzzaman Khan no more
Legendary folklorist and president of Bangla Academy Professor Shamsuzzaman Khan passed away at a city hospital on Wednesday losing his battle with Covid-19. The 80-year-old was on life support after being diagnosed with Covid-19 and was undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital for other illnesses as well. He
Over $1bn deal with WB for pandemic response
The government of Bangladesh signed a total of three financing agreements totaling $1.04 billion with the World Bank to respond to the pandemic and build resilience to future crises including vaccination. Economic Relations Division secretary Fatima Yasmin and World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan Mercy Tembonsigned the agreements on
Why go for building new Covid hospitals?
Perhaps, the setting up of the Bashundhara Covid-19 temporary hospital on a sudden decision and shuttering the same within only a few months is one of the glaring examples of poor planning of Covid-19 management by the health department of Bangladesh. During early months of the virus outbreak in the
Can the lockdown deliver much?
Covid-19: 69 deaths with 6,028 new infections
The number of Covid-19 deaths in Bangladesh fell slightly in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning, after registering an all-time high single-day death count for the past two days. The country saw 83 Covid-related deaths on Monday and 78 on Sunday while 69 fatalities were reported today, taking the total
Make lockdown count, extension unwelcome
Over the last few months, different sectors of Bangladesh appeared to have been recovering bit by bit following an abrupt but elongated brake on their busy schedules, thanks to Covid-19 induced nationwide lockdown under the official camouflage of ‘general holidays’ last year. But the fresh declaration of putting the country
Covid-19: Bangladesh logs new record of single-day deaths
Bangladesh continues to see an alarming increase in coronavirus fatalities, breaking its all-time single-day death count for the third time in as many days on Monday. Fatalities from Covid-19 rose to 9,822 as The health authorities confirmed 83 deaths in the afternoon, surpassing Sunday’s figure of 78. The mortality rate remained static
