Bangladesh Medical Research Council approves COVID-19 vaccine trial of Chinese firm

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) has approved the phase 3 trial of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by a Chinese firm Sinovac, Doctor Mahmud-Uz-Zaman, Director of the BMRC, confirmed the matter to UNI on Sunday.

Donald Trump says he is replacing signature rallies with ‘telephonic’ rallies

Washinton/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump is replacing his campaign rallies with "tele-rallies," he told his supporters in Wisconsin.

‘Turn the tide’ across a turbulent world, UN chief urges key development forum

“Concrete, bold and implementable solutions” are needed to turn the tide on the many challenges the world is facing, including the COVID-19 pandemic, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, on the biggest day so far for the UN’s key international forum on sustainable development. 

Bangladesh: 33 people die due to COVID-19

Dhaka: Bangladesh on Tuesday reported 33 new deaths due to COVID-19 taking the death toll to 2424.

‘Don’t make schools a political football’: senior WHO official calls for data-based COVID-19 strategies

New York: A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official on Monday, called for the question of school reopenings to be included as part of comprehensive, data-driven COVID-19 public health strategies, and not a politically-driven decision-making process.

Chinese virologist Dr. Li-Meng Yan accuses Beijing of coronavirus cover-up

Hong Kong: A noted virologist in Hong Kong  has accused China of coronavirus cover-up saying Beijing knew about the deadly virus much before the time when it actually revealed information about it.

Russian COVID-19 cases rise by 6,736 to 681,251

Moscow/Xinhua: Russia recorded 6,736 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 681,251, the country's coronavirus response center said in a statement Sunday.

China's secrecy, deceptions led to COVID-19 spread worldwide: Donald Trump

Washington/IBNS: United States President Donald Trump launched yet another attack on China while addressing the second ''Salute to America'' rally on the nation's 244th Independence Day, alleging that Beijing's secrecy and deceptions have allowed the deadly coronavirus to spread across the world.

EU reopens border for 15 countries, excludes US and puts conditions for China

Brussels/IBNS: The European Union on Tuesday decided to open its border for 15 'safe countries', excluding the United States while for China it is ‘subject to confirmation of reciprocity' by Beijing.

British media reports claim massive import of COVID-19 cases in UK are from Pakistan

London: Certains section of the British media have claimed that  half of Britain's most-recent imported coronavirus cases are believed to have come from Pakistan.

Coronavirus casts ‘huge shadow’ over Afghan life as multi-dimensional crisis continues

New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health emergency, but a multi-dimensional crisis for Afghanistan, dealing its people a painful blow just as Kabul and the Taliban prepare for peace talks in Qatar, the top UN official in the country says.

If SOPs ignored then COVID-19 cases in Pakistan will touch one million by July end: Minister

Islamabad/IBNS: A Pakistani minister has cautioned his countrymen that if the carelessness of citizens in following standard operating procedures continues  then the number of COVID-19 cases in the country might touch 300,000 by the end of this month and to a million by end July.

Former Pakistan PM Yousuf Raza tests positive for COVID-19

Islamabad/IBNS:  Former Pakistan prime minister and senior PPP leader Yousuf Raza Gilani has tested positive for COVID-19.

Kashmiris in Pakistan's Muzaffarabad complain about poor isolation ward for COVID-19 patients

Muzaffarabad: When people suffering from COVID-19 need special attention from hospitals, the Kashmiri people are receiving poor treatment in Pakistan's Muzaffarabad city.

Wuhan Covid-19 whistleblower doctor's widow gives birth to baby boy

Beijing/IBNS: The wife of Dr Li Wenliang, the Wuhan whistleblower,who was the first to raise coronavirus alarm and succumbed to the infection in February, has given birth to a baby boy, according to Chinese media.