May 20, 2020

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: updates

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 20 May 2020Death toll nears 320,000 The novel coronavirus has killed at least 318,517 people so far, according to a […]
May 20, 2020

Covid-19 Response: WHO states agree to probe

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 20 May 2020 World Health Organization member states yesterday agreed to an independent probe into the UN agency’s coronavirus response […]
May 17, 2020

COPD and smoking associated with higher COVID-19 mortality

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 17 May 2020 Current smokers and people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have an increased risk of severe complications […]
May 17, 2020

Virus cases cross 4.5 million

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 17 May 2020 Beaches in France and Italy opened yesterday and football fans awaited the return of major league action […]
May 17, 2020

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: Latest updates

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 17 May 2020 Global deaths and cases  The novel coronavirus has killed at least 307,321 people since the outbreak first […]
May 17, 2020

Remote working set to stay post pandemic

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 17 May 2020 An explosion in remote working owing to the coronavirus pandemic could see companies slash office space, saving […]
May 16, 2020

Virus may kill 190,000 in Africa

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 16 May 2020 The coronavirus could infect a quarter of a billion Africans and put intolerable pressure on the continent’s […]
May 16, 2020

Coronavirus Pandemic: Latest Updates

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 16 May 2020 More than 302,000 dead GMT based on official sources. There have been more than 4,454,090 officially recorded […]
May 15, 2020

“Ensure six months’ salary” Dhaka urges OIC body to ensure jobless migrants get paid; asks workers to stay put

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 5 May 2020 Bangladesh wants labour-receiving countries to ensure that Bangladeshi migrants who lose their jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic […]