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January 27, 2021 9:27 PM

China springs up new regulations ahead of Spring Festival travel rush

Amid daily new COVID-19 cases, China on 27th January announced stringent measures for entry and return to capital Beijing during the 40 days long Spring Festival travel rush period also known as Chunyun, starting on 28th January until 8th March. Beijing local govt said that during the Chunyun period...

January 27, 2021 9:27 PM

WHO led experts' team set to begin its investigations in Wuhan

The World Health Organization (WHO) team of 13 experts is set to start its field visits and conduct investigations into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic as it will technically complete its 14 days quarantine on 28th January in the Chinese city of Wuhan, which last year was the epicenter of th...

January 27, 2021 5:37 PM

Global Coronavirus cases surpass 100 million mark

Global Coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million today, as countries around the world struggle with new virus variants and vaccine shortfalls. Almost 1.3% of the world's population has now been infected with COVID-19, and more than 2.1 million people have died.<br />''&amp...

January 27, 2021 2:30 PM

UK becomes first European nation to surpass over one lakh Covid-19 deaths

In United Kingdom, more than one lakh people have died with COVID-19. The toll has risen by an average of over 1,000 per day for the past seven days. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he took "full responsibility" for the government's actions, saying they truly did eve...

January 27, 2021 2:10 PM

Bangladesh GDP growth rate fell to 0.5 percent in 2020: UN Agency

The GDP growth rate in Bangladesh fell to 0.5 percent in the calendar year 2020 as compared to 8.4 percent in the year 2019 due to the impact of Covid 19 pandemic. According to the report 'World Economic Situation and prospects 2021' released by the UN Department of Economic and Social Aff...

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