Bangladesh has closed deals for 17.5 million more coronavirus vaccine doses, the health minister said Saturday, as the country fights with record deaths and its caseload crossed one million. The country of 169 million people has forced its strictest ever lockdown as it pursues to control a major flow in cases and record numbers of … Read more
Thousands of people deserted in Bangladesh’s capital, as establishments paused almost all public conveyance ahead of a far-reaching lockdown obligatory to battle a deadly renaissance of COVID-19 infections. The country reported 119 deaths, its highest-ever daily death toll from the pandemic, while new infections reached around 5,000 for the past few days. Officials blame India … Read more
After a “dangerous and alarming” surge in Delta variant of coronavirus cases, Bangladesh has declared it will enforce a hard new lockdown starting Monday. All government and private sector offices will be shut for a week and only medical-related conveyance will be allowed, the government said late Friday. “No one can step out of their … Read more
