Online Desk : White House staff have been ordered to wear masks when entering the West Wing after two aides tested positive for coronavirus. The White House personnel office has said that…
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Malaysia detains huge illegal immigrants
Online Desk : Malaysia’s Immigration Department, in a raid during the lockdown, detained a large number of undocumented immigrants from Kuala Lumpur on Monday. A joint team of army, police and public…
4-drug combination may speed up coronavirus recovery
Online Desk : A four-drug cocktail could help coronavirus patients recover more quickly, a study conducted in Hong Kong found. The cocktail includes three antiviral drugs and a different drug that boosts…
Virus unleashes a ‘tsunami of hate’ across world: UN
Online Desk : United Nations chief António Guterres has said the coronavirus pandemic has unleashed a “tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scare-mongering”, and appealed for an all-out effort “to end…
France discovers COVID-19 case from December
Online Desk : A study by French scientists which suggests a man was infected with COVID-19 as early as Dec 27, nearly a month before France confirmed its first cases, could be…
Arrested 17 JMB men sent to jail
Online Desk : Seventeen operatives of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), arrested during their bid to go to Saudi Arabia, have been sent to jail following a court order. Dhaka…
Trump: US to have coronavirus vaccine by end of year
Online Desk : President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States will have a coronavirus vaccine by the end of this year. “We are very confident that we’re going to have…
Trump says ‘glad’ Kim Jong Un ‘is back, and well’
Online desk : US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was “glad” about the reappearance of Kim Jong Un and that the North Korea leader is apparently healthy. “I, for one, am…
Malaysia rounding up migrants to contain virus spread
Online Desk : Malaysian authorities are rounding up undocumented migrants as part of efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus, the country’s police chief said late on Friday, after hundreds of migrants…
Global death toll from COVID-19 climbs to 228,223
Online Desk : The global death toll from coronavirus reached 228,223 as of Thursday morning, as countries across the world struggle to contain the virus’ spread. Since it was first reported in…
‘No evidence’ people with coronavirus are immunised: WHO
Online Desk : The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Saturday that there is no evidence that people who test positive for the new coronavirus are immunised and protected against re-infection. The…
BD gets Hydroxychloroquine, other medical gears from India
Online Desk : India has handed over the second consignment of emergency medical supply to Bangladesh to contain the spread of Covid-19. Indian High CommissionerS in Dhaka Riva Ganguly Das handedover the…