Covid-19 Bangladesh

COVID-19: Infection rate goes up by 5pc in a month

With 13 new cases recorded yesterday, the Covid-19 infection rate has shot up to 5.83 percent from last month’s 0.66.

What does the new Covid spike mean for Bangladesh?

As of now, the country has lost 29,476 lives to the pandemic, and experienced more than two million infections. Of course, after the highest number of deaths in June and August of 2021, daily deaths and infections have steadily declined. Despite that, there have been reports of deaths due to Covid throughout 2022 and 2023.

Covid BF.7 subvariant: What we know and what to do

The BF.7 is one of the concerning sub-variants of Omicron causing the current devastating wave of Covid-19 pandemic in China.

30pc people facing food scarcity

Around 30 percent people in Bangladesh are facing food scarcity though the country’s economy made a recovery from the pandemic-induced shocks, says a World Bank survey.

Covid-19: We can’t let our guard down yet

With fatalities declining and people getting used to living with the virus, adherence to social distancing protocols has been mostly absent from public life.

First chartered flight carrying Covid-stranded Bangladeshi students lands in China

The first chartered flight of China Eastern Airlines carrying Bangladeshi students enrolled in China, who got stuck due to the Covid-19 pandemic, landed in Kunming in southern Yunnan province today (September 26, 2022).

Tk 30cr lost in irregular purchase of Covid-19 medical equipment

Public hospitals in the capital purchased medical equipment at astronomical prices during the first four months of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, according to an audit report. 

3 Covid-19 deaths, 1,280 cases reported in 24 hours

Three people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

1 dead, 873 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

At least 873 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

January 21, 2024
January 21, 2024

COVID-19: Infection rate goes up by 5pc in a month

With 13 new cases recorded yesterday, the Covid-19 infection rate has shot up to 5.83 percent from last month’s 0.66.

August 25, 2023
August 25, 2023

What does the new Covid spike mean for Bangladesh?

As of now, the country has lost 29,476 lives to the pandemic, and experienced more than two million infections. Of course, after the highest number of deaths in June and August of 2021, daily deaths and infections have steadily declined. Despite that, there have been reports of deaths due to Covid throughout 2022 and 2023.

January 2, 2023
January 2, 2023

Covid BF.7 subvariant: What we know and what to do

The BF.7 is one of the concerning sub-variants of Omicron causing the current devastating wave of Covid-19 pandemic in China.

October 27, 2022
October 27, 2022

30pc people facing food scarcity

Around 30 percent people in Bangladesh are facing food scarcity though the country’s economy made a recovery from the pandemic-induced shocks, says a World Bank survey.

September 27, 2022
September 27, 2022

Covid-19: We can’t let our guard down yet

With fatalities declining and people getting used to living with the virus, adherence to social distancing protocols has been mostly absent from public life.

September 27, 2022
September 27, 2022

First chartered flight carrying Covid-stranded Bangladeshi students lands in China

The first chartered flight of China Eastern Airlines carrying Bangladeshi students enrolled in China, who got stuck due to the Covid-19 pandemic, landed in Kunming in southern Yunnan province today (September 26, 2022).

September 10, 2022
September 10, 2022

Tk 30cr lost in irregular purchase of Covid-19 medical equipment

Public hospitals in the capital purchased medical equipment at astronomical prices during the first four months of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, according to an audit report. 

June 25, 2022
June 25, 2022

3 Covid-19 deaths, 1,280 cases reported in 24 hours

Three people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

June 20, 2022
June 20, 2022

1 dead, 873 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

At least 873 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

June 15, 2022
June 15, 2022

Covid-19 spike: 232 cases in a day, positivity rate 3.88%

At least 232 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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