Bangladesh today confirmed 40 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,129.  According to the Health authorities, 1,877 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

India recorded 22,065 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest one-day figure in over five months (since July 7), taking the total Covid caseload to over 99.06 lakh. The number of fresh infections is over 18% per cent lower than that of yesterday.  354 deaths in the

A New York City intensive care unit nurse on Monday became the first person in the United States to receive a coronavirus vaccine, saying she felt “healing is coming,” as the nation’s COVID-19 death toll crossed a staggering 300,000 lives lost. Sandra Lindsay, who has

Bangladesh today confirmed 37 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,089.  According to the Health authorities, 1,799 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

India's coronavirus case count rose to 98.84 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 93.88 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 94.98 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.  27,071 infections were

The global coronavirus caseload has breached the 72 million cases mark, as per the latest update by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). As of 6:56 am (IST), the Covid-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at JHU reported that the world Covid-19 tally stands

Senior members of the Trump administration will be among the first people to be vaccinated against coronavirus in the US, officials say. The officials said some White House staffers are expected to be given the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine this week. But on Sunday, President Donald Trump

Bangladesh today confirmed 32 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,052.  According to the Health authorities, 1,355 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

India recorded 30,254 new cases in the 24 hours ending 8 am Sunday, taking the country’s total tally to over 98.57 lakh. Out of the total cases, over 3.56 cases are active while over 93.57 lakh people have recovered after testing positive. With 391 new fatalities, the death toll now

The US public will start receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine from Monday after it was authorised for emergency use, officials say. The first three million doses of the vaccine would be shipped "across all states" this weekend, said Gen Gustave Perna, who is

Bangladesh today confirmed 34 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,020.  According to the Health authorities, 1,329 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

India’s Covid-19 caseload went past 98 lakh after the country recorded 30,006 new cases in the 24 hours ending 8 am Saturday.  Out of the total 98,26,775 cases, over 3.59 cases are active while over 93.24 lakh people have recovered after testing positive.  With 442

The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. The agency said the authorisation was a "significant milestone" in the pandemic, which taken more than 295,000 lives in the US. The vaccine, which offers up to 95%

Bangladesh today confirmed 19 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,986.  According to the Health authorities, 1,884 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

A locked-down pandemic-struck world cut its carbon dioxide emissions this year by 7 per cent, the biggest drop ever, new preliminary figures show. The Global Carbon Project, an authoritative group of dozens of international scientists who track emissions, calculated that the world will

US experts voted on Thursday to recommend granting emergency approval for Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, paving the way for America to become the next country to move ahead with mass immunisation. It comes as the worst-hit country in the world logged nearly 6,000 virus

Charity Organization Connect the Dots Foundation has provided surgical masks to the members of Chittagong Metropoliton police (CMP).  Tanvir Shahriar Rimon, Founder of Connect the Dots handed over 25000 pieces quality surgical masks to CMP Comissioner Saleh Mohammad Tanvir on

Bangladesh today confirmed 37 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,967.  According to the Health authorities, 1,861 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

Canada's health regulator has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, the day after the UK became the first country in the world to roll it out. Health Canada called the authorisation a "milestone" in the country's fight against coronavirus. The agency said

With a single-day rise of 31,521 infections, the total number of cases in India stood at 97,67,371 on Thursday.  As many as 412 fatalities pushed the toll to 1,41,772. At present, the total number of active cases is 3,72,293 while 92,53,306 people have recovered so far. The