Covid-19

Covid-19: US provides 100 ventilators to Bangladesh

The United States, through the US Embassy in Dhaka and the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has delivered 100 state-of-the-art ventilators to Bangladesh that it had pledged earlier to assist the country's fight against Covid-19.
AL MP Mahbubul Alam Hanif tests positive for Covid-19

Ruling Awami League MP Mahbubul Alam Hanif, also the party’s joint general secretary, has tested positive for Covid-19 today.
Strictly execute ‘no mask no service’ policy: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed the authorities concerned to strictly implement the "no mask no service" policy at every government and private offices in the wake of the second wave of Covid-19 in many countries in Europe and in America.
Govt spent Tk 15,000-47,000 for each Covid-19 patient at hospitals: health minister

The government has spent an average of Tk15,000 for regular Covid-19 patients and Tk 47,000 for Covid-19 patients in ICU beds, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.
Wear masks to stay safe from possible 2nd wave of Covid-19: PM

In the wake of Covid-19 reemergence in several countries, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged all to follow health guidelines and use face-masks in public places and gatherings -- to prevent the possible second wave of the pandemic in Bangladesh.
Aurthohin frontman ‘Bassbaba’ Sumon and his son test positive for Covid-19

Bangladeshi band Aurthohin’s frontman Saidus Salehin Khaled, popularly known as ‘Bassbaba’ Sumon, and his son Ahnaf Salehin Khaled, have tested positive for Covid-19.
Bangladesh needs to mainstream public health services to tackle pandemics: experts

Experts have said public health practices in the country needs to be made more mainstream and widely available to improve overall health situation and tackle pandemics such as Covid-19.
Covid-19: 32 die, 1,592 infected, 3,423 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-two people have died from Covid-19 infections in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Star staff member Shyamal Biswas dies with Covid-19

Shyamal Biswas, assistant officer, store of The Daily Star, died today with Covid-19. He was 53.
Covid-19: 47 die, 2,211 infected, 3,378 recover in 24 hours

Forty-seven people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, reads a release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
BIMSTEC foreign secretaries to discuss post-Covid-19 cooperation

The 21st session of the BIMSTEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) comprising foreign secretaries of the member states will be held virtually in Colombo, Sri Lanka on September 2.
KMCH begins trial of Favipiravir for Covid-19

Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) starts clinical trials of Favipiravir to test its effectiveness as treatment for Covid-19 patients in the country.
Imran Khan calls Sheikh Hasina to discuss Covid-19, flood

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan today called his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina and discussed various issues related to Covid-19 and flood situation.
Recovered from Covid-19, 27 Cumilla policemen on the way to donate plasma in Dhaka

Twenty-seven police personnel who recovered from Covid-19 infections in Cumilla have started for Dhaka to donate plasma for treatment of severely ill coronavirus patients.
Fake Covid-19 certificates: 7 Regent Group staffers on 5-day remand

A virtual court in Dhaka has placed seven officials and employees of Regent Group on a five-day remand each in a case filed overissuing fake Covid-19 test results and charging patients for the test and treatment.
17 physicians die, 1,016 infected with Covid-19: FDSR

Doctors continue to come in harm’s way when treating Covid-19 patients, owing to the lack of proper protective gears.
Coronavirus: People below 60yrs most affected in India

A little over 82 percent of Covid-19 patients in India are below the age of 60 years, according to health ministry data.
The process and timeline of the vaccine for COVID-19, explained

With the world entering its fifth month of the coronavirus pandemic, there's one question that has been on everyone’s mind; when will the vaccine be ready? The answer is not so simple and we try to explain why.
Woman gave India's first covid-19 testing kit a day before giving birth

Industrialist Anand Mahindra and actor Soni Razdan are among the thousands who are applauding the efforts of Minal Dakhave Bhosale - the virologist behind India's first coronavirus testing kit.