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March 15, 2020 8:56 AM

US President Donald Trump tests negative for novel coronavirus

<span style="color: #222222;">United States President Donald Trump has tested negative for the novel coronavirus. According to the White House physician, the US President had taken the coronavirus test on Friday night and the results come out in less than 24 hours.&am...

March 14, 2020 9:11 PM

Japan not to declare emergency, Tokyo Olympics to be held as planned

<span style="color: #222222;">Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today pledged that Tokyo Olympics will be held in July as planned. He said, he had no immediate intention to declare a state of emergency over the Coronavirus outbreak. </span>...

March 14, 2020 4:33 PM

142 Bangladeshis returning from Italy quarantined in Dhaka

<span style="color: #222222;">A total of 142 Bangladeshi persons returning from Italy have been put under quarantine at the Ashkona Hajj Camp near the Hazrat Shah Jalal international airport in Dhaka. The passengers arrived from Italy on Saturday morning reports the U...

March 14, 2020 12:40 PM

Sheikh Hasina to join video conferencing of SAARC countries on Coronavirus

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has agreed with the proposal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling upon the leadership of SAARC nations to chalk out a strategy to fight Coronavirus. Sheikh Hasina termed the proposal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a good one and gave her consent to join...

March 14, 2020 11:07 AM

Coronavirus: China reports 13 new deaths, toll rises to 3,189

<span style="color: #222222;">China reported 13 new coronavirus deaths, taking the toll to 3,189, while the confirmed cases climbed to 80,824 with 11 more infections. National Health Commission (NHC) said, seven imported cases were reported on the mainland yesterday t...

March 14, 2020 9:12 AM

Trump administration: USD 1.3M for fast virus test development

<span style="color: #222222;">The Trump administration has announced that it is awarding USD 1.3 million to two companies trying to develop rapid COVID-19 tests that could detect whether a person is positive for the new coronavirus within an hour.<br />&...

March 14, 2020 9:07 AM

Europe now epicentre for global coronavirus pandemic, says WHO

<span style="color: #222222;">World Health Organization has said that Europe is now the epicentre for the global coronavirus pandemic. In a virtual press conference, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, it is impossible to know when the outbreak would peak. He s...

March 14, 2020 9:04 AM

Pakistan closes all educational institutions till April 5 over coronavirus

Pakistan has ordered the closure of all educational institutions in the country till April 5 in view of the coronavirus outbreak. Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood said the decision to close educational institutions would be reviewed by the Ministry of Educatio...

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