Dhaka July 5, 2025, 8:52 pm
Kenya and Uganda were hit by a power blackout on Saturday after what distributor Kenya Power said was a system disturbance in the transmission grid.
As the world slowly emerges from months of lockdown and opens businesses, there are certain things that people need to do to keep themselves safe in the post-coronavirus era.
Thailand reported four new coronavirus cases and one more death on Saturday, bringing the total to 3,004 cases and 56 deaths since the outbreak started in January.
Italy on Friday became the third country in the world to record 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus, reporting 243 new fatalities compared with a daily tally of 274 the day before.
Confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases around the world stood at 4,012,837 on Saturday morning
“The global response to COVID-19 has been impressive, but let us not lose focus on other health threats which kill thousands daily and put millions more at risk”
Bangladesh has recently allowed 400 refugees to disembark on their shores
The Indian government on Friday started repatriating its nationals, stranded in Bangladesh due to restrictions on flight operation, with 170 students returning in the first phase.
Japan on Thursday approved Gilead Sciences Inc's remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19, making it the country's first officially authorised drug to tackle the coronavirus disease, reports Reuters.
Black people and men of Bangladeshi and Pakistani origin are nearly twice as likely to die
WHO Director-General said that countries must also be able to manage any risk of the disease being imported into their territories
A total of 212 countries and territories and two international conveyances have been infected in the deadly disease
US President Donald Trump has described the coronavirus pandemic as the "worst attack" ever on the United States, pointing the finger at China.
At least 47 residents and three workers have been infected with coronavirus at a retirement home
At least six people are dead after a chemical gas leakage at an LG Polymers facility located near Visakhapatnam in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, a local government official said on Thursday.
The vaccines could also adapt to any future mutations of the virus
The research assistant professor, identified as Bing Liu, was found in his townhouse Saturday with gunshot wounds to the head, neck, torso and extremities
A total of 37,43,654 people have been infected and 12,48,705 people have recovered worldwide from the disease
There are no signs North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received heart surgery when he disappeared from state media for three weeks,
Russia on Sunday reported a new single-day record with 10,633 COVID-19 cases confirmed
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