coronavirus
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Recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in Bangladesh is lowest in the world
Apr 26, 2020In Bangladesh, 4,998 people tested positive for COVID-19 from March 8 to April 25, only 113 of them which is only 2.26 percent of the patients recovered during the period, which is one of the lowest... -
New York state to allow pharmacies to carry out tests for Coronavirus
Apr 26, 2020New York state, the epicentre of the United States’s Covid-19 outbreak, will allow pharmacies to execute tests for the virus, the governor Andrew Cuomo says. Andrew Cuomo said some 5,000 pharmacies would be ready to perform... -
Virgin Atlantic in talks with the British government about a coronavirus-related bailout
Apr 26, 2020Virgin Atlantic is still in talks with the British government regarding coronavirus-related bailout, the company said. According to the the Sunday Telegraph, Sir Richard Branson, owner of Virgin group is seeking a buyer for the airline.... -
Global death toll exceeds 200,000 people
Apr 26, 2020Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 200,000 on Saturday afternoon, per according to Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. A total range of 200,698 individuals have already died of the sickness among 2,865,938 cases worldwide,... -
HALOW+ extends support to people affected by COVID-19 in Gazipur, Bangladesh
Apr 26, 2020With funding from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and partnership with Marks & Spencer (M&S); CARE Bangladesh’s Health Access and Linkage Opportunities for Workers Plus (HALOW+) project has been working with Gazipur City Corporation, the office of civil surgeon... -
Toyota to partner with Latino-Focused nonprofits for COVID-19 response
Apr 25, 2020In response to the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the US, Toyota Motor North America announced a number of initiatives with longstanding national nonprofit partners to serve the U.S. Hispanic community. More than $1 million in previously awarded... -
Advocacy Workshop “Fit to Fight” held during COVID 19 outbreak time
Apr 25, 2020JCI Dhaka United and JCI Dhaka Achievers effectively facilitated a Webinar and Advocacy Workshop titled “Fit to Fight” on 23rd April. The main subject matter of this Advocacy Workshop was to ensure boost up the... -
Oxford University expediting science to the limit in search of COVID 19 vaccine
Apr 23, 2020Oxford University is launching a human trial of a potential COVID-19 vaccine, with the daunting aim of making a successful jab available to the public later this year. Of the more than 100 research projects around... -
Nissan to implement a temporary shutdown in Japan help prevent the spread of COVID-19
Apr 21, 2020Nissan will implement a temporary shutdown at some of its facilities in Japan from April 27 through May 1 to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The measure will affect about 15,000 employees in total, at... -
More than 100,000 coronavirus infections in Latin America
Apr 20, 2020The figure of coronavirus contaminations over Latin America surpassed 100,000 on Sunday with almost about 5,000 death, as indicated by an AFP count. Brazil, with a populace of 210 million, has the most instances of 38,654...
