coronavirus

Hyundai Motor said its provisional sales in May dropped by 39% year-on-year to 217,510 vehicles worldwide, because the coronavirus outbreak continued to hit demand in key markets. Sales were, nevertheless, up around 30% from 167,693 cars in...

Life in Australia is normal as the coronavirus situation is under control. Covid-19 infection rate has been extremely low in the country for a week. In the last week, an average of six new cases has...

As part of Grameenphone’s responses to Coronavirus to support the country, the company has done with the distribution of fifty thousands sets of medical-grade full set professional PPE to DGHS selected 12 hospitals in Bangladesh. Bangladeshi...

Proper breastfeeding by mothers does not cause coronavirus infection. Additional Director General (Administration) of the Department of Health Nasima Sultana gave this information in the regular health bulletin on coronavirus today. “Mothers who breastfeed their babies...

China is open to the international community’s efforts to identify the source of the coronavirus. However, this investigation must be completely free from political interference. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks on Sunday. He...

World’s number two coronavirus hotspot Brazil has suffered new 653 deaths on Sunday. As a result, the total number of fatalities reached 22,666, the Health Ministry said. Brazil has 363,211 confirmed cases, up 15,813 from Saturday,...

IFRC, UNICEF and the WHO issued new guidance in March to help protect children and schools from transmission of the COVID-19 virus. The guidance provides critical considerations and practical checklists to keep schools safe. It also...

An additional 6,000 children could die worldwide a day from preventable causes over the following six months because the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weaken health systems and disrupt routine services, UNICEF said. In Bangladesh too, uptake of critical health services for under-five...

More than 70% of rural households in Bangladesh are engaged in production in Livestock sector and businesses through which smallholders and many landless households earn a livelihood. These smallholders and landless farmers are now facing the...

USAID’s Strengthening Household Ability to Respond to Development Opportunities (SHOUHARDO-III) implemented by CARE Bangladesh formally handed over constructed handwashing stations to a union health and welfare center in in Mithamoin, Kishoreganj. Subrata Kumar Saha, Regional Coordinator...