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Why are deaths from coronavirus so high in Italy?
Outside of mainland China, Italy currently has the highest number of deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) in the world. Italy’s fatality rate at 5% is also higher than the global average of 3.4%, according to the World Health Organization. Now, the question is, why is that the case?
2 coronavirus patients tested negative yesterday, further tests to be done: IEDCR
Of the three reported cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Bangladesh, two people have tested negative in the second set of tests conducted on them yesterday.
Bangladesh Bank has no plans to quarantine bank notes to check coronavirus spread
South Korea’s central bank started to quarantine all bank notes on March 6 for two weeks to remove any traces of coronavirus and even burn them as part of the government’s efforts to contain the outbreak.
IEDCR asks overseas returnees to self-quarantine
Institute of Epidemiology, Diseases Control and Research (IEDCR) requests all overseas returnees to self-quarantine.
Elderly couple with high temperature sent to hospital from Dhaka airport
An elderly couple who landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport were sent to hospital after authorities detected they had fever.
First coronavirus death recorded in Canada
Canada has recorded its first death from the new coronavirus, health officials in the westernmost province of British Columbia has announced.
Kerala shows the way to tackle COVID-19
As India braces itself to tackle fresh incidences of coronavirus, Kerala’s successful handling of the nation’s first three positive cases, backed by a rigid protocol, including a 28-day quarantine to contain its spread, offers a model to others.
Coronavirus situation not serious enough to close schools: health secretary
A day after the first cases of coronavirus were detected in Bangladesh, Health Secretary Md Ashadul Islam has said the situation is not bad enough to close schools and colleges of the country.
4 Bangladeshis, 3 with high temperature, sent to hospital from Dhaka airport
Four passengers, including a child and her mother, who landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from Spain, Italy and Singapore, have been sent to hospital, airport sources say. Three of them, except the mother, are hospitalised with high fever
Amid virus crackdown, Uighurs hope Chinese 'waking up' to their plight
Chinese suffering under harsh measures used to fight the deadly new coronavirus should recognise that similar methods have been deployed against China's minorities for years, an exiled Uighur rights activist said this week.
China sees drop in new virus cases, 2 Japan cruise passengers die
China has reported a big drop in new coronavirus cases, fuelling hopes the epidemic is nearing its peak, but Japan faced a growing crisis as two passengers from a quarantined cruise ship died.
Coronavirus-infected Bangladeshi in critical state in Singapore: Momen
One of the Bangladeshis infected with coronavirus or Covid-19 in Singapore is now in “very critical state” and is not responding to the medicine given to him, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said.
Passengers leave Japan virus ship, China toll tops 2,000
Hundreds of relieved passengers have disembarked a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Japan after testing negative for the disease that has now claimed more than 2,000 lives in China and spread panic worldwide.
Japan to start trials using HIV treatment for coronavirus
Japan is aiming to start trials soon using an HIV treatment for the coronavirus, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has said.
All China, Singapore-returnees don’t need quarantine: IEDCR
There is no need to keep all the China and Singapore returnees in hospital quarantine, Prof Meerjady Sabrina Flora, director of the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), said today.
Don’t bring back 172 Bangladeshi students due to risk of coronavirus spread: envoy
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ji Liming has advised not to bring back 172 Bangladeshi students in China’s Hubei Province as there is a risk of spreading coronavirus.
Coronavirus cases rise again in China’s Hubei province
The number of reported new cases of coronavirus in China’s Hubei province rises after two days of falls, as authorities imposed tough new restrictions on movement to prevent the spread of the disease which has now killed more than 1,700 people.
Coronavirus death toll leaps in China's Hubei province
The Chinese province at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak reports a record rise in the death toll under a new method for diagnosing cases, as health experts warned the epidemic could get worse before it gets better.
First Bangladeshi infected by Coronavirus in Singapore
A Bangladeshi worker in Singapore has been diagnosed with coronavirus infection, said the Ministry of Health of Singapore.
