Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday announced a stimulus package of Tk 5,000 crore for the export-oriented industries to fight the adverse impact of coronavirus on the country’s economy.

Ignoring the government advice to stay home, people in droves continued to leave Dhaka for their village homes yesterday.

There has never been a documented incident where Covid-19 has transmitted from a print newspaper, print magazine, print letter, or print package, according to the world’s top doctors and scientists.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday described doctors and other health staff at the frontlines of the fight against coronavirus as “incarnations of God” and said those harassing them would face police action.

Police in different areas of port city have started taking action against people who are roaming around without any valid reason, as part of precautionary steps to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Because of lack of proven treatment, the Covid-19 patients are largely receiving only supportive care such as breathing assistance.

Britain will have test kits available within days to be sent to households to establish whether people have contracted the new coronavirus and developed immunity, a health official says.

Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) complains that the staff of mobile and internet service providers are facing restrictions from the law enforcement agencies at different places across the country.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal says Bangladesh could lose 1.1 percent of its GDP growth due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announces a bailout/stimulus package of Tk 5,000 crore for export-oriented industries to fight the impact of coronavirus on the country’s economy.

As the demand of personal protective equipment (PPE) for doctors is rising due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Cybernetics Robo Academy in Sylhet and CRUX have made some face shields and released an easy tutorial guide for everyone.

Spain registered 738 fatalities from the coronavirus over the past 24 hours in the steepest increase of the death toll since the epidemic hit the country, the health ministry reports.

Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus, his household says.

Five Bangladeshis have died of coronavirus in New York so far, according to local journalists.

India has donated 30,000 surgical masks and 15,000 head-covers to Bangladesh to help prevent spread of Coronavirus.

Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has asked people to call 01944333222 and 10655 for any suspected cases of coronavirus.

The White House and Senate leaders of both parties announce agreement on unprecedented emergency legislation to rush sweeping aid to businesses, workers and a health care system slammed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Members of the Armed Forces have began their fieldwork in Dhaka and across the country to help the civil administration ensure that people maintain social distancing and coronavirus suspects remain in quarantine to prevent spread of the deadly virus.

One more person has died of coronavirus, taking the total death toll in the country to five, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) said today.

The number of coronavirus cases in India, which has been put under a 21-day lockdown, rises to 562 while the death toll due to Covid-19 in the country is revised down to nine, according to the health ministry.