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Peru's Covid-19 deaths more than double after review; toll now highest per capita in the world

Peru has notified a sharp rise in its Covid-19 death figures after a review, making it the country with the highest death rate per capita in the world, said media reports.

Bangladesh registers 698 new Covid-19 cases, 32 deaths within 24 hours

Dhaka: In the last 24 hours, 32 more people have died with the coronavirus across Bangladesh. A total of 12,181 people have died so far. During the same time, another 698 people have been ...

Coronavirus: Bangladesh records less than 40 deaths within 24 hours after 41 days

Dhaka: Coronavirus has killed 37 more people across Bangladesh in the last 24 hours. So far, the death toll in the country has risen to 11,833. Earlier, on March 26, 39 people died.

Coronavirus: Bangladesh registers 50 deaths, 1,742 new cases in a day

Dhaka: In the last 24 hours, 50 more people have died due to coronavirus across Bangladesh. Among them were 32 males and 18 females. Of the 50 people, 35 died at government hospitals, 12 ...

New study shows potential link between bodyweight and risk of severe COVID-19, especially for younger adults

London: The first large study to report the effect of bodyweight on risk of worse outcomes from COVID-19 across the full range of body-mass index (BMI) is published today in The Lancet Di ...

Bangladesh witnesses record single day deaths as 74 succumb to coronavirus

Dhaka: A record 74 people have died of coronavirus in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh. Among them are 48 males and 26 females. With this, the death toll touched 9,521.

Research team finds 24 unknown bat coronaviruses in China

Beijing: A group of researchers have found 24 previously unknown bat coronaviruses – four of them related to the strain which causes Covid-19 – all within a radius of less tha ...

More than 2.6 million people vaccinated against coronavirus in Bangladesh

Dhaka: A total of 26,73,038 people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus in Bangladesh within 18 days from February 7 till Wednesday (February 24).

Mask-wearing linked to reduced COVID-19 transmission, US modelling study suggests

London: Mask-wearing is associated with better control of COVID-19 transmission in the community, according to a study that links data from a survey of more than 300,000 people in the US ...