Covid-19

Covid-19
This file photo taken on 18 January, 2022 shows passengers, some wearing full personal protective equipment, waiting to be transported by bus to their quarantine hotels, after arriving at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai

China halves quarantine time for overseas travellers

China on Tuesday reduced the length of mandatory quarantine for inbound travellers, in the biggest relaxation of entry restrictions after sticking to a rigid zero Covid policy throughout the pandemic

A man wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) rides a bicycle along a quiet street in Beijing on 9 May, 2022. Millions of people in Beijing stayed home on May 9 as China's capital tries to fend off a Covid-19 outbreak with creeping restrictions on movement

Global Covid cases approach 550 million

The overall number of Covid cases is gradually approaching 550 million amid a rise in new infections in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe

In this file illustration photo taken on 17 November 2020 are pictured vials with Covid-19 Vaccine stickers attached and syringes with the logo of US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German partner BioNTech

Bangladesh gets another 4m Covid-19 vaccine doses from US

The United States has donated another 4 million ready-to-use doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh

Supreme Court of Bangladesh

12 Supreme Court judges infected with Covid: Chief Justice

Twelve justices of the Supreme Court’s Appellate Division and High Court division have been infected with Covid-19. Chief justice Hasan Foez Siddique revealed the information at the beginning of the ...

A member of the public receives a Pfizer vaccine at a drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination clinic in Otara during a single-day vaccination drive, aimed at significantly increasing the percentage of vaccinated people in the country, in Auckland, New Zealand, 16 October, 2021

Global Covid cases top 549 million

According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 549,002,912 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,350,864 on Monday morning

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma contracts Covid ahead of deciding England Test

India Test captain Rohit Sharma tested positive for Covid-19 just days before the rescheduled fifth Test against England, the country's cricket board said Sunday

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

Mirza Fakhrul contracts Covid-19

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has contracted Covid-19 again. He tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday evening.

People sit as they come to a coronavirus testing center in the Mugda Medical College and Hospital as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2 July 2020

Covid: Bangladesh logs 3 more deaths with 1,280 cases

Bangladesh reported three more Covid-linked deaths with 1,280 new infections in 24 hours till Saturday morning

People lie in hospital beds outside the Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong on 18 February, 2022, as the city faces its worst Covid-19 coronavirus wave to date

Global Covid cases top 547 million

The overall number of Covid cases has now crossed 547 million amid a rise in new infections in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe, UNB reports

A girl drinks water at a school

‘Lack of safe drinking water impacts 8.5m schoolchildren in Bangladesh’

Schoolchildren in the least developed countries and fragile contexts are the most affected, and emerging data shows that few schools have disability-accessible WASH services

Be-Nazir Ahmed

Bangladesh enters fourth wave of coronavirus

With the detection of a new variant of the coronavirus and rise in the daily cases, the fear of the fourth wave of the pandemic is looming large

Children wearing protective face masks sit in a classroom at a primary school, as Austrian schools reopen for pupils aged roughly six to 14, during the global coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Brunn am Gebirge, Austria 18 May 2020.

Global Covid cases surpass 546 million

A woman waits for PCR testing at a primary healthcare centre during the coronavirus disease ( COVID-19) pandemic in Madrid, Spain, 17 August 2020.

Global Covid cases surpass 545 million

According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 545,773,729 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,343,571 Monday morning

Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin

Ashwin tests positive for Covid-19, misses flight to England

Ravichandran Ashwin is likely going to miss the four-day practice match against Leicestershire starting Friday but could be available for the rescheduled fifth Test match at the Edgbaston

A man receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19, at a vaccination center at Paseo de la Sexta, in Guatemala City, on 25 February, 2022

Global Covid cases near 545 million

According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 544,853,490 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,341,827 on Tuesday morning

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