The novel coronavirus can survive on surfaces or in the air for several hours, according to a US-government funded study published Tuesday. Scientists…

China said yesterday it will revoke the media credentials of all American journalists at three major US news organizations, in effect expelling them from the country, in response to US restrictions on Chinese state-controlled media. The foreign ministry said American citizens working for The New York…

Four doctors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), 30 judges, and at least 50 additional secretaries in different ministries and divisions have been quarantined at home to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The DMCH principal, Dr Khan Abul Kalam Azad, said: “Two doctors of the nephrology…

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said Bangladesh will be put in lockdown if necessary to prevent the further spread of coronavirus…

The High Court (HC) yesterday directed the government to issue a gazette notification identifying COVID-19 as an epidemic disease. It also asked the government to inform it by today what steps the government has taken to prevent the spread of the virus. The HC bench comprising Justice Md Ashraful Kamal…

In view of the coronavirus outbreak, country’s political parties have decided to roll out their revised plan to stand beside the people instead of taking to street for programmes like rallies, human chains and processions. Leaders of both the ruling Awami League and the opposition BNP said they…