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Bangladesh on Saturday recorded zero Covid-19 death for three consecutive days while it reported 18 coronavirus positive cases. “Bangladesh reported 1.10 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 1,640 samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said here. In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in ...

Three more deaths from dengue were reported by health authorities on Friday morning, raising this year’s total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 220, reports UNB. During the period, 250 patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The number usually drops significantly in the counts released on Fridays. With the new ...

Sperm count among men worldwide is falling at an accelerated rate after halving over the last 40 years, a large new study said Tuesday, calling for action to stop the decline. The study, led by Israeli epidemiologist Hagai Levine, updates 2017 research which had come under scrutiny for only including North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The new study ...

Three dengue patients died while 767 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours (till 8am today). On November 3, Bangladesh logged nine dengue deaths, the highest in a single day, this year. “As many as 464 dengue patients were hospitalized in Dhaka city and 303 patients were admitted to hospitals outside Dhaka during ...

Eight dengue patients died while 692 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours (till 8am today). On November 3, Bangladesh logged nine dengue deaths, the highest in a single day, this year. “As many as 372 dengue patients were hospitalized in Dhaka city and 320 patients were admitted to hospitals outside Dhaka during ...

Bangladesh on Monday recorded two Covid-19 deaths while it reported 38 coronavirus positive cases. “Bangladesh reported 0.92 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 4,139 samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka district and the capital ...

Six dengue patients died while 918 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours (till 8am today). “As many as 530 dengue patients were hospitalized in Dhaka city and 388 patients were admitted to hospitals outside Dhaka during the past 24 hours,” a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. ...

With another death reported in 24 hours till Friday morning, this year’s fatalities from Dengue climbed to 193. During this period, 266 patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The latest death was reported from Chattogram, taking the death toll in the division to 49. Of the new patients, 150 were ...

A surge in COVID-19 cases has spurred lockdowns in the southern Chinese manufacturing hub of Guangzhou, adding to financial pressure that has disrupted global supply chains and sharply slowed growth in the world’s second-largest economy, reports The Associated Press. Residents in districts encompassing almost 5 million people have been ordered to stay home at least through Sunday, with one member ...

Bangladesh on Tuesday recorded zero Covid-19 death for two consecutive days while it reported 48 coronavirus positive cases. “Bangladesh reported 1.72 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 2,798 samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka ...