Tag: Pandemic

South Asia sees rise in child deaths due to COVID-19 disruptions

- Times Report -

Severe disruptions in health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have resulted in an additional 239,000 child and maternal deaths in South Asia last year, United Nations agencies said on Wednesday. In a new report, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said that

Zonta Club awards 4 women for contribution to society during pandemic

- Times Report -

With the motto 'Choose to challenge', Zonta Club of Greater Dhaka awarded four women on Saturday celebrating the occasion of Zonta Rose Day & International Women’s Day, through a ceremony in the capital’s Basundhara residential area. Director Communications and Business Development of United Hospital Ltd Dr. Shagufa Anwar, Founder of Sunshine

Will the coronavirus ever go away?

- Times Report -

No one knows for sure. Scientists think the virus that causes COVID-19 may be with us for decades or longer, but that doesn’t mean it will keep posing the same threat. The virus emerged in late 2019 and it’s difficult to predict how it will behave over the long term. But

Global Covid cases near 118 million

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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