Dhaka July 18, 2025, 7:20 am
“Before getting him released from the hospital, the prison authorities decided to test his samples and eventually his test result came out positive for Covid-19"
Twenty-one doctors and 12 nurses among 42 staff members of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) have been sent on quarantine as they came in contact with a Covid-19 patient.
With the 60+ age group making up half of the coronavirus fatalities in Bangladesh, the retirement homes in the country are at high risk of becoming hotspots for infection.
Four hospitals, including three private ones, have been kept ready in Jashore district to provide treatment to Covid-19 patients.
Four more people, including a 10-month-old baby, have been infected with coronavirus in Chattogram, said an official.
An unidentified elderly sick man aged around 65 was left at a char on the Jamuna river
Nine people died of coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
Two youths were diagnosed with coronavirus in Nawabganj on Tuesday, taking the number of confirmed cases in the upazila to eight.
The global death toll from coronavirus reached 170,435 on Monday morning.
Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College started coronavirus testing in its microbiology lab today.
As many as 42 health workers, including 23 doctors of Sir Salimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital have tested positive with Covid-19.
World Food Programme (WFP) has started distributing food to the most vulnerable families in Cox's Bazar impacted by the countrywide shutdown due to coronavirus (Covid-19).
The global death toll from coronavirus reached 165,058 on Monday morning.
Although Narayanganj has been declared as a hotspot of coronavirus infection, no hospital has yet been prepared in Narayanganj to fully treat Covid-19 patients.
Twenty-three new coronavirus cases were detected on Sunday in Kishoreganj, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the district to 99.
Magura Municipality authorities on Sunday installed two disinfecting tunnels at the two entrances to the town in an attempt to curb the coronavirus transmission.
Indian defence officials have reported a coronavirus outbreak at a key naval base in the western city of Mumbai.
US President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that China could face consequences if it was "knowingly responsible" for the coronavirus pandemic.
Three more people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in Laxmipur, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the district to 22.
The assistant superintendent of police of the Sarail-Ashuganj circle and two other police officers
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