UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed the former Secretary of State for International Development, Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, as the UK’s International Champion on Adaptation and Resilience for the COP26 Presidency. With one year to go until COP26 is held in Glasgow, the

Bangladesh today confirmed 13 more deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,049.  According to the Health authorities, 1,289 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

Daily new cases of coronavirus crossed the 50,000-mark again with India reporting 50,356 cases in the last 24 hours. With 7,178 cases, Delhi became the top contributor for the first time, ahead of Kerala and Maharashtra.  About 54,000 people were declared to have recovered on

Bangladesh today confirmed 15 more deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,036.  According to the Health authorities, 1,469 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

Bangladesh today confirmed 17 more deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,021.  According to the Health authorities, 1,842 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

Bangladesh has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Serum Institute of India for getting 3 crore doses of Oxford-AtraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine  Under the agreement, Serum Institute will provide the Oxford-AtraZeneca's vaccine to

There were more than 100,000 new cases of coronavirus in the US on Wednesday - a record one-day increase. The figure, reported by the Covid Tracking Project, is accompanied by a steep rise in hospital admissions - suggesting that it is not solely due to increased testing. More than

Bangladesh today confirmed 21 more deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,004.  According to the Health authorities, 1,517 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

India has reported 46,253 fresh Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours. The total caseload now stands at 8,313,876.  The country's death toll has mounted to 123,579. Delhi recorded its highest single-day spike of 6,725 new coronavirus cases and its total count of cases crossed

Dubai-Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum said Tuesday he had received an experimental coronavirus vaccine, becoming the latest United Arab Emirates official to take part in the trials. Two vaccines are undergoing third-phase trials in the UAE, one produced by Chinese

Bangladesh today confirmed 17 more deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 5,983.  According to the Health authorities, 1,659 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

The number of new coronavirus cases reported in India in a span of 24 hours dropped below 40,000, taking the country's COVID-19 tally to 82.67 lakh. Besides, the total recoveries crossed the 76 lakh-mark, according to the Union Health Ministry's data updated on Tuesday. The

Bangladesh today confirmed 25 more deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 5,966.  According to the Health authorities, 1,736 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), has said that he is self-quarantining after someone he was in contact with tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet late on Sunday, he added that he was symptom-free and feeling well. “I

Bangladesh today confirmed 18 more deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 5,941.  According to the Health authorities, 1,568 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

With 46,963 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 81,84,082, according to the Union Health Ministry.  The recovery rate stood at 91.54 per cent. The country's COVID-19 deaths climbed to 1,22,111 with 470 new fatalities, the

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a second national lockdown for England to prevent a "medical and moral disaster" for the NHS. He said Christmas may be "very different" but he hoped taking action now would mean families can gather. Pubs, restaurants,

Bangladesh today confirmed 18 more deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 5,923.  According to the Health authorities, 1,320 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

India on Saturday reported 48,268 Covid-19 cases, taking its tally to 81,37,119, while 551 deaths pushed the toll to 1,21,641, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. There are 5,82,649 active cases of the novel coronavirus in the country, while as many as 74,32,829 people

Global coronavirus cases surged by over 500,000 for the first time on Wednesday, a record one-day increase as countries across the Northern Hemisphere reported daily spikes. Global daily Covid-19 cases have risen by nearly 25% in less than two weeks as the world witnessed 400,000 daily