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Covid-19 kills 32 people within 24 hours in Bangladesh

Dhaka: The deadly coronavirus has killed another 32 people within 24 hours in Bangladesh. Among the deceased were 25 men and seven women.

Pakistan registers 89 new COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours

Islamabad: Pakistan registered 89 new deaths related to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said.

US could see mid-January COVID-19 spike due to holiday gatherings: Top pandemic official

New York/Sputnik: The United States is likely to see a major spike in coronavirus infections in mid-January stemming from year-end holidays in 2020, US National Institute of Allergy and I ...

Covid-19: 36 die in a day, death toll touches 6,874 in Bangladesh

Dhaka: In the last 24 hours, 36 people have died with Covid-19 and 2,198 new patients have been identified in Bangladesh, an official press release notified.

Pakistan: Six COVID-19 patients die in Peshawar hospital due to oxygen shortage

Peshawar: At least six COVID-19 infected patients died in a Pakistan hospital after oxygen supply at the medical facility ran out, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan struggles against rise in COVID-19 cases, positive rate nears 10 percent

Islamabad: Pakistan is struggling against COVID-19 surge in the nation and the positivity rate is now nearing 10 percent.

More than 67 million COVID-19 cases now confirmed globally: Johns Hopkins University

Moscow/Sputnik: The number of coronavirus cases confirmed all over the world has surpassed 67 million, according to the latest data from the Johns Hopkins University’s Coronavirus R ...

UK imposes restrictions on bird keepers after discovering more Avian Flu cases

Moscow/Sputnik: More cases of bird flu have been detected in the United Kingdom, prompting the authorities to obligate all bird keepers to keep them indoors at all times beginning from De ...

Bangladesh: Another 35 die with Covid-19; 1,888 new cases recorded within a day

Dhaka: In the last 24 hours, 35 more people have died with coronavirus in Bangladesh. Among them 23 are males and 12 are females. With this, the number of deaths due to Covid-19 increased ...