Bangladesh’s Health Minister Zahid Maleque has blamed the people for refusing to follow health guidelines leading to a resurgence of COVID-19. The first wave caused infection but not death leading many to think it’s not a serious illness and could be ignored. Like other South Asian countries, Bangladesh thinks it has
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Global Covid cases near 118 million
The world is fast approaching the grim milestone of 118 million Covid-19 cases, despite high rates of vaccination. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the global caseload reached 117,980,987 while the death toll climbed to 2,618,490 on Thursday. People in the US are getting vaccinated and the number of those is increasing
Covid-19: Sharp rise in infections; 7 more die
Bangladesh recorded 1,018 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours till Wednesday morning, showing a sharp rise in the number of daily infections. Seven Coronavirus-related deaths were reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily infection rate jumped to 5.98 percent from 5.13 percent
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10 million additional girls at risk of child marriage: Unicef
Ten million additional child marriages may occur before the end of the decade, threatening years of progress in reducing the practice, according to a new analysis released by UNICEF. COVID-19: A threat to progress against child marriage – released on International Women's Day on Monday – warns that school closures, economic